Theresa Hall
March 27th, 2008 | Published in Interviews
Carmine Magazine: How would you define your style?
Theresa Hall: Multi-layered and experimental, hopefully reflecting my life and philosophy.
CM: What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
TH: Quotes-I’ve collected quotations for years. Organic things and abstracts. It’s easier to ask me what DOESN’T inspire me because I’m interested in everything. I live in Tucson and its proximity to Mexico affects my choices in colors and themes, like the Day of the Dead and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
CM: Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
TH: It depends on what I’m working on. If I’m creating in my art journals, I prefer quiet. If I’m sewing or beading, I like to have background music,any kind, turned down low. I think I have the perfect work environment now-my studio has big windows with views of my cactus gardens and citrus trees and the Santa Catalina Mountains behind my home. It’s peaceful and sunny. My studio is filled with art work from fellow artists. I have a storage unit where I display postcards, mail art and stickers I’ve collected or received. People say every time they come to my studio they see something new and wonderful. I surround myself with things that make me happy and inspire me.
CM: What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
TH: There hasn’t been a medium I haven’t tried, though I did flunk tole painting. I love fabric and beads and use them in my art journals too. I like to use every day, inexpensive things like kids’ Blo-pens, markers and fabric from thrift stores. I actually like junk mail for the “debris of the day” that I use in my collages. I like texture in my art, so fabric always excites me. Messy layers of acrylic paint and paint drips and coffee stains-all wonderful too.
CM: Name a few of your favorite artists.
TH: Frida Kahlo, Friedrich Hundertwasser, my artist friends. Elementary school kids and people who don’t call themselves artists.
CM: If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
TH: Abstracts have my attention now. Subject to change any minute.
Find Theresa’s work at these places on the web:
Theresa Hall Designs
Theresahall on Livejournal
Sheloveshiny on Blogspot
Some artwork from Theresa Hall:
