Today I'm sharing some more profiles of artists who participated in #CarveDecember! First up: Tamar Golan Lev:
Q: How many times have you participated in #CarveDecember
A: This was my first time in #CarveDecember.
Q: Why did you decide to participate this year?
A: I don't like winter and I thought it would be a really good idea to participate in this great challenge and on the way to forget the weather…
Q: How would you describe your stamp carving skill level?
A: Every stamp carving improves my level and after this month I felt that my skills have improved even more.
Q: What is your favorite thing about #CarveDecember?
A: #CarveDecember gave me the opportunity to get to know other talented carvers and to be inspired.
Q: What are three things you learned from participating in #CarveDecember?
A:
- There are a lot of people that like stamps like me
- It is amazing to prepare patterns with stamps
- Video tutorials are great!
Q: 3 favorite prints from #CarveDecember:
A: These are my favorite stamps. A cool project I made with my niece. We turned childhood memories into stamps that we printed on cushions combined with embroidery.
I also love animals and thanks to this challenge I have this lovely zebra.
Next up, Andie Mayr:
Q: How many times have you participated in #CarveDecember
A: 2017 was the third time.
Q: Why did you decide to participate this year?
A: I really enjoy this daily challenge for one month – or as I did this year for 24 days before Christmas eve. A one-year-challenge with 365 days would definitely be to much for me, but December is perfect. Anyway it is a special creative time of the year for me, and getting inspired and motivated by other carvedecember-participants is fantastic.
Q: How would you describe your stamp carving skill level?
A: I’m not a beginner, but I think I will be a lifelong learner. And there are sooooooooooo many things to discover and improve…
Q: What is your favorite thing about #CarveDecember?
A: As I said above, getting inspired, looking at other carvers stunning work and being motivated through a daily – and therefore regularly – challenge. You can learn so much, when you follow an idea through several days. Carving a stamp, the next day carving its inverse image, one day later changing the direction, the size,…
This year I didn’t start with a special idea. I started with a bird, which I wanted to use for fabricprinting (small bags, you remember, christmastime!). On day two I carved two flowers, on day three I carved three leaves – as I recognized that, I was intrigued by the idea to follow this system until 24 things for day 24. Of course I could not really carve 300 stamps within 24 days, so I had to search for creative solutions. And I had enormous fun thinking about it.
Q: What are three things you learned from participating in #CarveDecember?
A: continuity, enjoying “me time” and – especially this year – thinking out of the box
Q: 3 favorite prints from #CarveDecember:
A: bags instead of wrapping paper for christmas gifts – with lots of carvedecember-stamps
the 20 degree sector fits with the first attempt for a perfect circle – that was not sure before. Not at all.
the girl with the Christmas tree unites several days of my (unplanned) project
I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about Tamar and Andie! I'll have lots more profiles of #CarveDecember participants over the next month or two. Also: If you participated in #CarveDecember 2017 and you'd like to be profiled, send me an e-mail and I'll send you a questionnaire!
Thanks for stopping by!
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Absolutely love these little interviews! They are so inspiring and they remind me to go back to the CarveDecember site to get another dose of creative excitement and inspiration! Keep these profiles coming.
Totally amazing… such talent.
Totally amazing… such talent.
Totally amazing… such talent.
Totally amazing… such talent.
Totally amazing… such talent.
Totally amazing… such talent.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
So much inspiration from these ladies! I’m glad I participated in #carvedecember this year. I learned a new skill and had much fun.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.
Thank you very much Julie for the great challenge and for the interview. It’s funny to be featured with Andie. I love her art! I’ve come to your challenge and your lovely blog, Julie, thanks to Andy’s Instagram account.