DOREEN SMITHClick Any Image for a Larger View
Over the years I have had many influences that have changed my work. I
think the biggest one and the one that has stuck with me over the past 25
years is the artistic works of the Art Nouveau
period (1890-1910). I just get lost in the beauty of it. That style of
art really celebrated the woman. It captures her essence. Strong,
intelligent,filled with dignity and grace, certainty and aesthetics,quite
beautiful flowy,alluring, and very feminine. I try to capture some of that
in my sculptures.
Most of my sculptures are sold in small art galleries and
boutique/gift shops in the Tampa Bay area. This year my work was
at the Sterling Renaissance Festival in New York. I sell wholesale and
retail and about a year ago I made my own web site with several galleries
and a store. I love doing business this way. It's a great way to sell to people I could otherwise not reach.
I believe that a person is as happy as he or she can create; whether it's a
sculpture, painting or music, even a beautifully created family or a job. My
wish is that everyone finds that thing that they love to do and create it to
their heart's content."
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"I first began sculpting fairies and other mythical creatures when I
was 14 years old. I've loved fairies since the first time I saw Tinkerbell
on Walt Disney, and in 9th grade I took an art class where I was introduced
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My speciality is fantasy. I love it because there are no rules . Fantasy
allows me to do whatever I think is most beautiful and interesting without
barriers, and to use every inch of my imagination. To me, that is freedom. I
can get lost for hours in the creation of a sculpture, the way that what is in my mind becomes reality through the clay is magical to me.
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