A month in the past, I used to be deliciously crammed to the brim with concepts and heat after just a few days on the fifteenth (sure! fifteenth!) biennial IAPS (Worldwide Affiliation of Pastel Societies) Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My time at IAPS 2024 was spent catching up with previous pals, smiling my means by way of conversations with new ones, wandering by way of the delights of the “sweet store,” volunteering as a demo monitor and in addition digicam operator whereas on the identical time, studying from the superb school gathered. Oh, I additionally was introduced with my Grasp Circle Medal 😊
A lot of going to the IAPS Conference is the individuals – all pastellists, all speaking about our adventures with the marvellous and versatile medium of soppy pastels. And all in-person!! Such a deal with after on a regular basis we spend on-line.
Whereas at IAPS 2024, I used to be additionally decided to create extra of my mini IAPS interviews. (I missed doing them final time!)
I managed to corral eight fantastic artists to sit down with me for a couple of minutes to reply a query I posed to them. So in alphabetical order, backwards (simply because!), listed here are these eight on video, with accompanying art work and hyperlink to their web site.
I’m soooo excited so that you can hear what they should say!!
ENJOY!!
Have a learn of Loriann’s visitor submit HERE!
Interested by how Mark works on this paper? Take a look at his visitor submit!
If you wish to see extra of Corey’s work and listen to about his course of, make sure that to go learn his visitor submit!
Dive into extra of Chris’s secrets and techniques by hopping over to her visitor submit!!
I’m a fan of the work created by these superb artists and it was an honour and a pleasure to sit down with them to create these mini interviews for you at IAPS 2024!
I’d LOVE to know in the event you had any AHAs and in that case, what they have been so remember to go away a remark!
Till subsequent time,
~ Gail
PS. Need to dig into the IAPS interview movies I’ve made through the years? Right here’s some to maintain you going!!
PPS. My Grasp Circle Medallion!
And simply because this picture taken by artist Susan Kuznitsky speaks of pure pleasure!
