Listen "Sue Johnson - Painted Papers"
Episode Synopsis
Old books, tight deadlines, the button box, design, and dancing all come up during my conversation with mixed media artist Sue Johnson.Sue Johnson is a mixed media artist from the UK who loves painted papers, pattern, and repetition. Her working process is quite eclectic but often begins with a colour palette and experimental mark making and various printing and painting techniques. She often works on found surfaces and ephemera such as used envelopes and pages from discarded books destined to be shredded. These provide unique surfaces to paint and print on and the use of collage yields unexpected results. Her printed textiles background informs her composition and process but play, curiosity and intuition lead the way.TakeawaysPush all the boundaries and do something different.Little and often.Notice what you notice.Sometimes the best things come out at the end during the last-minute push.To get unstuck, hold your work up to a mirror to distance yourself and see what needs to be changed.Sue JohnsonSue Johnson on InstagramSue Johnson on FacebookCreative Visionary Program with Nicholas WiltonBindex UK Link, Bindex US LinkRex Ray: Art and Design YouTube video We Are All connected Art Project, Beatricia SagarArt Juice podcast
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