Holly Schneider
I have a deep affinity for old stuff - funky junk, rusty things, bits and pieces of detritus most often referred to by the uninitiated as "garbage" or "trash". ( Ah! but therein lies the idiom! ) Often, If it speaks to my soul, I leave the tattered and threadbare unadorned... but mostly, I live to make things! -put a new spin on an old standard; uncover the 'art heart' of a found object, recycle and restyle timeworn finds. I love to put paint to paper, walls, canvas and furniture. Color it in! Embellish it up! Strip it down! Whee! I'm drawn in particular to whimsical themes and the thrill of the unexpected. Second-hand DOGS are likewise my passion. ( Is there is a more profoundly beautiful artistic tome than Berkeley Breathed's "Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers At the Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound" ? Not in my world, my friend! ) Canine "beauty in imperfection" can be found snoozing in every stuffed chair and sunny spot at my home studio, The Sit and Stay Atelier. My dogs are a constant source of inspiration, artistic and otherwise. And should there ever be a shortage of shopworn chairs needing a make-over - the dogs will happily tatter to order. The coffee's hot -c'mon over!
