Interview with artist Carrie Bagalio
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
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SchulmanArt: How long have you been an artist?
Carrie Bagalio: Really always.... If you had asked me at 5 what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said "An artist!" I went to college to study art, and I've been pursuing it ever since.
SchulmanArt: Where did you study art?Carrie Bagalio:I attended Green Mountain College in Poultney Vermont & Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy.
I like to draw attention to the seemingly insignificant moments we all experience, that make life beautiful, uplifting and significant.~Carrie Bagalio
I like to draw attention to the seemingly insignificant moments we all experience, that make life beautiful, uplifting and significant.~Carrie Bagalio
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CB: They are defiantly autobiographical! I get inspiration from everyday life, almost like a visual journal. One of the best compliments I have received, someone said I was like a "modern day Rockwell" I like to draw attention to the seemingly insignificant moments we all experience, that make life beautiful, uplifting and significant.
SchulmanArt: Do you make your living as an artist?
CB: I'm working hard towards that goal but not yet...I work full time as a waitress, but this year I think I am at the point where I can cut back my hours and get more income from my art sales.
SchulmanArt: What rituals do you have to get ready to create?
CB: I try to get all my chores done for the day first. I paint at night because I can relax without that nagging feeling that I have to stop at a particular time to go do something else. I like to listen to anything I will sing along to. Makes it more fun!
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SchulmanArt: What is your studio space like? what is the view out your studio window?
CB: The second floor of my apartment is my studio space. It has a cool spiral staircase up to an attic like space. I try to put inspiring things on the walls, art, magazine clippings, famous quotes....even the soles of my old hiking boots! The view from my window is awesome, Vermont mountains, including Mansfield :)
SchulmanArt: What are you working on next? What's on your easel?
CB: Just finished a dog commission tonight, have some in the works for kids, dogs, and a farmers market. But in between for my own enjoyment I've been very interested in reflections. I think I may have so paintings of shinny objects reflecting the things going on around it.
Where do you go to get creative?
So inspiring--I'd so love to have a studio with mountains outside the window. I'm afraid my creative space is more scattered--photos in the living room, jewelry making in the basement, where my buttons are all laid out, or in my upstairs office.
ReplyDeleteHere's my basement setup--cozy, but alas no mountain view.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calloohcallay/2590688795/in/set-72157604179595235
Thanks for featuring my little statue!
Susan
Thanks for the interview! Happy to share my art with everyone and a little about myself and my process.
ReplyDeleteVist my Etsy shop or website to check out some more paintings:)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BagalioPaintings
http://www.CarrieBagalioArt.com
And come say Hello on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/CarrieBagalioArt
Susan..... You should get yourself a nice mountain view poster to hang up! :)
great interview
ReplyDeleteand thank you for sharing our works,
best wishes
ayawedding
I love to travel the world from anywhere I go in I get inspiration.I pick and get ideas from places and people, different cultures, and body movements...The world is a circus full of colors, people, forms and sources of inspiration:)
ReplyDeletethank you ♥ dikla
my facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Picarona/146487698754689