Artisan Spotlight: KitCameo

by Kit

Please start by telling us a little about yourself and your studio.

I started out as a glass etching artist, and then moved on to jewelry making, painting, and polymer sculpting. My favorite thing to do is create new little creatures, and my studio is full of weird little hybrids. I have a drawing table where I finish most of my pieces, except for my drawings. Those I do at my computer desk.

If there’s one thing that defines you, what is it?

Eccentric. I like unusual and random things, creatures, and events! I love to make up nonsense songs while I’m working on new pieces

What role does your family play in your art?

My family pretty much does their own thing while I do mine.

Where do you live and what is it like?

Mini Top Hat

I live in Burbank, CA. It’s almost always sunny and it’s full of palm trees.

Where did you learn your medium?

I’m self-taught in glass etching, painting, jewelry making and polymer sculpting. I did take a few drawing classes a long time ago in college, but then I decided that I didn’t want to choose just one thing for my major, so I went off to figure out how to do all the other things I wanted to do!

What are your goals with your ArtFire studio?

To sell my artwork, and become a well-known character artist if I can!

How did you come to selling online?

When I was doing consignment at a local shop here in CA back in 2007, a person told me about Etsy. I thought it was great to be able to sell online!

How did you come to find a home on ArtFire?

Dogtor Who All-Seeing Eye Dog Mini Sculpture Set

After a while I began to want other options for online selling, because my aesthetic doesn’t always fit Etsy’s. Then, I came across an article about ArtFire and I decided to give it a try!

What is the best piece of advice you can give other artists?

Always make time for your art, but also make time for networking. You may be the greatest artist in the world, but if you don’t socialize with other people, nobody will ever know it!

Why do you think that buying and selling handmade products benefits society?

When individuals are supporting themselves that keeps money in the hands of the public rather than corporations. Also, handmade items are truly one-of-a-kind, which make them valuable keepsakes for the recipients, and they can hand those down to their children and their children’s children.

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