Easily Amused Studio

I am a self taught artist from southwestern Pennsylvania.  I was born in east Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.  The folk arts and crafts of that region and the soft curves of the mountains and hills are strong influences.

Since childhood I’ve felt nudged toward creative expression in many forms.  Stained glass, quilting, embroidery and collage have all been avenues to my personal expression.  An underlying theme in my artistic process then became evident.  I realized that I get great satisfaction from bringing together humble things and wispy ideas to render something detailed, colorful and evocative.  At the same time, I felt called to produce a very tactile third dimension in my art while making something fabulous from unsung and inexpensive materials. From this preference developed a desire take my art into new, three-dimensional forms incorporating translucency and light.

I began to make Luminescent Sculptures in 2007.  This sensuous, tangible and expressive art form boldly mixes the comfort of curving line and the regularity of pattern with contours akin to human form or the mountains and hills of Tennessee.

I continue to explore this sculptural freedom in simple lightweight wood, reed, paper, and glue structures which may be backlit to create translucent glow and shadow. 

I’m happily giving form here at my studio to my latest creative vision, and I’m hopeful that you’ll also enjoy my view.

My Studio

My portfolio includes Luminescent Sculpture, fiber arts such as art quilts and fiber assemblages, mixed media abstract paintings, papier mache sculptures, and mixed media collage. 

I exhibit regionally and maintain an ETSY shop for much of my  work.

My ETSY shop is http://www.wandamarie.etsy.com

Many images of artwork are on Flickr at

http://flickr.com/photos/wanmarie

My artist's resume and biography are at

http://pittsburghartistregistry.org/easilyamusedstudio

and I'm maintaining a blog at

http://easilyamusedstudio.blogspot.com

Commission work is welcome  We will work together on design, and I will  make what you have in mind.

Thanks!

recently in the news

Here's a link to a feature article recently published about me at the Valley News Dispatch/Tribune Review: