Featured Artist – Heather’s Haven

My name is Heather, I’m a self taught artist, and while I’ve dabbled in many mediums over the years, I really love people and colored glass.

I’m a mother of four and step-mom to two more (ranging in age from 2-16), I feel that I’ve done my part in making people and will someday learn how to make colored glass items, so right now I make dolls, and embellish things with colored glass.

My dolls represent people, not necessarily people that I know, more like a representation of the human experience. I love to put a face on art. Once I do, it gives the piece a personality. I prefer working with my own faces which I will draw, paint or sculpt, although I am open to using other artist work especially if it ‘speaks’ to me. And my dolls do ‘speak’, often times ‘argue’ and ‘insist’ on a different version of what I originally intended. All of my pieces are one of a kind, I would not and probably could not reproduce them. Color invokes emotion; glass is just mesmerizing. Many of my dolls are covered in glass beads. I also dabble in jewelry, and make big bold pieces that I would like to wear.

If Art is a visual expression of emotion I prefer to share a positive feeling. I feel that I have a responsibility to make this world a better place for all the wonderful people in it. Because of this, I find great satisfaction in upcycling discarded jewelry and repurposing found objects. I keep a box of such Treasures just waiting for inspiration.

My husband is also an artist; he’s in school working on a degree in fine arts. He does amazing things with oil paint and dabbles in computer graphics and photography. I have this dream to one day wear long flowing skirts and big bold jewelry and play hostess at our own cafe/art gallery where I will also teach classes on creative expression.
Until then I’ll continue to create and do my part in making our world wonderful.

I offer my work at Heather’s Haven.
See what I’m working on at my blog.

Tags: beaded, dolls, embellish, glass, Handmade, people, repurposing, upcycling

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