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Hello and welcome to another installment of Sharing the Process! Today Australian artist, designer, and teacher Tiel Seivl-Keevers talks about her paintings. Her voice is straightforward and honest as she shares about her working process, background, and what she finds inspiring. Her photos show us not only her lovely work, but a bit of her space and findings from her beautiful garden. Thank you Tiel for giving us a glimpse into what you do! See more of Tiel's work here.
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I always knew from a very young age, that creating images on paper was something that I wanted to continue to do in my life. It’s taken me most of my adult life to work out exactly what and how I could do that. At one point I dreamed of being an architect, then an interior designer and I’ve dabbled in a career of graphic design, textile design and illustration. It’s only now that I really want to be an artist. A term that I’ve been afraid to embrace or feel comfortable calling myself. I don’t know why that is. Upbringing perhaps. Social status? Confidence? I left school and spent three years completing a degree in fine arts, majoring in printmaking. Studying techniques that weren’t exactly going to open many career doors. As it turned out, I diverted my skills with the introduction of computers and graphics which I am glad to possess. But I can’t express just how important those early hands on skills have been to my current outlook and practices.
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