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Artist Statement:
Though various forms of
beadwork have crossed my path
throughout my years, it wasn't
until I made the life-altering
decision to become clean and
sober that beadwork took on my
life's ambition. Arts and
crafts had played a major role
in my life's upbringing,
especially coming from a poor
but extremely talented family
background. My late father
had been a Ferrier, a horse
trainer, blacksmith; he also
crocheted and did tatting, as
well as being a silver smith,
in his own right. I also
believe he was the original
‘Horse Whisperer”, but that is
a whole ‘nuther subject.
My Mother was a talented
leather carver, knitter, and
crotchetier. My older sister,
Diane, was the queen of
Macramé’ and my younger
sister, Theresa, had the gift
of clothier design beyond the
normal comprehensible,…………
especially in ethnic arena’s.
I drew, painted, sculpted, and
explored all the artistic
mediums, ………beads became me, I
become the beads, and beads
have become my artistic voice.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Paulding Meadows Arts Festival
- 2006
Dallas, Georgia
Millennium Art Co-op - 2001 to
2006
Sautee, Georgia
Pilot Clubs of Metropolitan
Atlanta - 2004
Atlanta, Georgia
Epworth By The Sea - 2004
St. Simons, Georgia
Cleveland Post Office - 2004
Cleveland, Georgia
Spruill Gallery - 2003
Atlanta, Georgia
The White County Library -
2003
Cleveland, Georgia
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Some of my claims to fame;
Country Hall of Fame Country
Western Star Hank Thompson - I
did beaded Custom Logo Bolo
Ties/Lapel Pins/Tie Tacks and
Earrings for his 25th
Anniversary Tour.
An Olympic hopeful Ice-skater
nick-named Buttercup - her
trainer commissioned a beaded
buttercup pin.
Commissioned to ...
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Sunshine Witt Biography:
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Age
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50
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Associate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Beadwork, collectibles such as antique beaded purses, antique cast iron cookware, and fun things like Elvis memorabilia, and favorite film collectibles such as Cars and Happy Feet. I love the outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping, fairs, carnivals, and flea markets. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Beads
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Realism - (1850 - 1880)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
not provided
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The photo of the Firemen raising the flag at the wreckage of the Twin Towers has been my most memorable Artistic Inspiration in recent years. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I don't believe you ~become~ an Artist, I believe you are born one. Art chose me, it was just up to me to find my true calling in a particular medium. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I was raised in the great Pacific Northwest. I spent my childhood years on a rather famous Lipizzaner Horse breeding farm (Raflyn Farms) located in Snohomish, Washington State. I moved to Georgia, in June of 1999. I grew up in a very creative family. My Mother did leatherwork and knitted. My Father did silversmithing, crocheted, and tatted...yes...he did tatting. My older sister macraméd, and my kid sister was and is a very talented seamstress.
Myself, over the years, I've done anything/everything creatively, drawing/paintings with pencil, pen,ink,chalk, oils. I've tried pottery/ceramics and other clay arts. If it's got a needle, I've done it as far as needle arts/crafts go. I was also a prolific writer of poetry, prose, and short stories with 27 publishing's in various anthologies and magazines. In 1978 I acquired two AAS Degrees in Architecture and Landscape/Environmental Horticulture.
I found my true artistic calling with beadwork in the 1990's.
I still do all my design work the tedious way, with colored pens, pencils, and my own custom designed/built light table on my own designed graph paper. Maybe someday I'll get the hang of one of those nifty computer beadwork designing programs...grin. |
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