Please join me in welcoming Karen Thomas, artist and creator at Purpleberry Design
I live in a small Edwardian house in the leafy suburb of
Mitcham (Melbourne, Australia) with my husband and twin boys.
What kind of art is your passion?
I am passionate about drawing and painting faces, and making
cards and mini-books. I usually work in watercolour and coloured pencil am still learning about mixed media and have just discovered Copic markers!
How often do you create?
If I’m not creating everyday, I think about what I’m going
to create.
How does it make you feel when you’re creating something?
When I’m in the zone and creating I feel that nothing can
touch me and that there is nothing else in the world except the art that I am
creating at that moment.
Describe
your personality in three words.
Funny,
quirky, dichotomy
What is your normal (bad word, none of us are normal) day
like?
As the mother of twin boys my normal day can best be
described as chaotic and busy but rarely dull!
What’s your superpower?
Sketching, I believe that I can sketch anything.
If you could hang out with any artist dead or alive who
would it be and why?
Rudolf von Larisch, who was a Viennese lettering artist in
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I’ve just finished my Master of Arts
thesis (38,000 words), which analysed his theories and discussed his under
acknowledged contribution to modern graphic design theory. It would be nice to
see if I was on the money.
What was your worst job?
Packing dried fruit into little bags, nearly sent me insane!
Which side of the bed do you sleep on? Can you sleep if
forced to change sides?
Right and yes.
What’s your least favourite food? … most favourite?
brussel sprouts…asparagus.
Are you an introvert or extrovert? How do you feel about
that?
I like to think of myself as a walking dichotomy. My
Myer-Briggs profile is strongly extroverted (ENFP), but sometimes I want to
crawl in a hole and not talk to anyone. I’m okay with that but it can confuse
some people.
If we all came to your house for dinner what would you make
for us?
Spaghetti with bacon, cherry tomato and asparagus topped
with black pepper and grated Parmesan.
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