Mark Getlein explains, “Our modern ideas about art carry with them ideas about the person who makes it, the artist, and the people it is for, the audience. We take it for granted that the artist’s tasks is to pursue his or her own vision of art; to express his or her how ideas, insights, and feelings; and to create as inner necessity dictates” (Getlein, 2008, p. 24).
I did a phone interview with one artist I know. Her name is Terri Licari-DeMay. She was my former manager at a pharmaceutical company. Previously, she had worked for a candy store in Antioch developing artistic gift tins. She also has sold and continues to sell her art privately. She works in the style of retro or vintage art.
I met Terri while working at Astellas. In getting to know Terri, I became aware of her artistic eccentricities. She had a knack of developing job aids for the department she oversaw. These job aids transformed dry material to one that inspired individuals throughout the company to read it. It portrayed classification and indexing techniques for the general user of the documentation system. These aids had pleasing examples of design with retro images. She has a Master’s …show more content…
Online internet sources, magazines, museums, and antique stores provide her inspiration. Even the room that holds her media inspires her. When she enters it, the items around her inspire her. Looking through the material reignites new ideas. Creating allows her to sit still and concentrate. She refers to it as art therapy. It creates an environment much less stressful. Terri reflected that others might look at her material and see junk; however, what she sees is possibilities (Licari-DeMay, 2016). She can lose track of time while creating. Terri indicated that while she is creating, it does not matter if others like it at that time or not. However, if individuals do like her creations, it is a great