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Marcia Furman Why does your art seem to focus so much on children? I think keeping a child-like spirit is very important. Being a kid was good times. I love toys. I love noticing small things that the business of life makes you gloss over. Kids never stop using their imagination. I think we need to enjoy simple things in life and not take things too seriously. It's advice to myself most of all.What's your happiest childhood memory? I absolutely loved collecting things (and still do). My favorite was my butterfly and moth collection. My parents would take me out and help me catch all sorts of flying critters. The moths were amazing. Some of them were so big and beautiful with the greatest shapes and colors. To this day when I find a Luna moth I am just amazed at it's beauty. That and roller skating around and around my basement.
What's your most terrifying childhood memory? Nights. I did not like the shadows, the sounds and the thoughts that would creep up while trying to sleep. I've always had a hard time falling asleep, which leaves plenty of time for your imagination to go wild. Maybe it was simply being alone. Even if my sister was in the room, she was asleep. Alone again. I also had (and still have) reoccurring dreams about tornadoes and volcanoes. *shudders*How much of your own childhood is reflected in your art? Almost all of my paintings have some element from my childhood. It may be something simple like the reason I chose the color scheme, to the very scene in the picture.Are you really mature or just a big kid with mature artistic talent? Both! I am 30 years old. I guess you could say I am "mature", but I am daily mistaken for a teenager. I have a son who is 14 and has been taller than me since he was 12. I had him when I was 16. So, I had a kid, when I was still a kid. He's helped me grow and mature more than anyone, yet he's kept me young at the same time. I've worked with teens at my church for the last 8 years, and I absolutely love it. I do the bills and clean the house, but I will never stop rollerskating and playing with toys. So, I've either been going through a second child hood for the last 10 years or I'll just never grow up.
I know you're in love, I can see it on your face! Tell us about it! How has it influenced your art? Yes, I /am/ in love. I have a husband of 10 years. He's so wonderful. We have a great relationship and i my love for him grows stronger every day. I can't help but express this in my art. I'm very thankful for him and thankful to have someone by my side during those scary nights!What else has greatly influenced your art, what people can you give credit to for your success? When I was little I would always notice the artwork in story books, trading cards, and toys. I would study my Garbage Pail Kids cards and Jem posters, looking closely at the actual strokes of paint and technique. My mom and grandma were into painting when I was young. I also have aunts, uncles and cousins that were very creative. They all influenced me to simply try any and all forms of art. I feed off of every piece of art, every inspiring scene or object. I truly cannot pinpoint or narrow it down to a few people in my life. My family has always been very supportive of me. My son and my husband. Their encouragement spurs me on every day.Do you consider yourself to BE a success? I've never really thought about this deeply until now. I strive to be successful. I've done successful things. I don't think anything is a failure just because it "doesn't work out." It's a learning experience. So, in the end those things are successful as well. Truthfully, my talent was given to me from someone greater than I. I'm as successful as He decides. It's off my shoulders.
What's the most successful thing you've done so far? Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty excited that I made it through High School as a teen mom and my family life turned out in the end. I've been so blessed.Do you think you'd make a good mayor? What would be your first ordinance? No! *dies laughing* I can't make decisions and I don't even know what an ordinance is.Which of your paintings or drawings would you live in if you could? Who would you bring with you? I'd like to try to live in the painting "It Burns For You". It seems like a pretty weird place. I'd like to know what the rest of the world would look like! Of course I'd take my son and husband. I'd need a few girlfriends as well. I don't know if I could handle being the only girl around.
What would you like to say to any young artist just discovering their talents? Practice. Every day. Do not be discouraged if every painting or drawing is not a success, that does not make it less valuable. Keep your work whether you like it or not and someday you will look back and see how far you have come! Oh, and never paint and keep the glass you are drinking out of close by. You'll regret it.What do you want more of? Boldness.What do you want less of? Pointless anxiety.One of your works of art will go to St. Louis, one will go to Los Angeles, one will go to New York, one will go to Miami, and one will go to Chicago. Each city will make the piece its city seal and will work to develop in the spirit of it. Which ones will you send to which cities and why? This question is for intellectuals, of which I am not. This is what my brain spit out when I thought about the question.St. Louis: "Merciful Rain" - I have no idea why, just because. Los Angeles: "It Will Never Stop Haunting Me" - Because that is the smoggiest place I have ever been to. New York: "So That You Would Not Forget Me" - because of it's beautiful deciduous tree. Miami: "This Is What I Was Meant To Do" - because it has a beach in it? Chicago: "Faith Like A Child" - because it's the windy city...and this painting looks like it has wind in it. heh. 
What inspiration do you want people to draw from your art? I just want them to relate. To be moved. For them to feel a sense of life and innocence. To escape. Simplicity.Do you ever sing to yourself when noone's around? How about dance? I /love/ to sing when I'm alone. It's the best! That is something that truly brings me joy. Dancing only brings me joy when it's with friends.What brightens your spirit when you're feelin' down? A compliment. A surprise. Someone to take me out for some fun!What has made you laugh harder than anything else? Farting. I /told./ you I was child-like.
If you can't beat them, will you join them? Na. I'll just do my own thing and hope they don't have an ugly stick.What more must we know about you? What have we failed to bring under the microscope of my slightly intrusive inquiries? I was pretty mortified about talking about what makes me laugh. My mom might be really disappointed, but she'd think it's better than me getting more tattoos.<< Back To Artist Interviews |
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