FAST Member Interview- Amy of Peacebird Studio

If you’re a member of FAST and would like to be featured in the weekly interview, visit this thread in the yahoo group to get the questions, then send your answers (and a picture or two if you’d like) to me at merigreenleaf[at]yahoo.com (or a convo to merigreenleaf). These will be posted in the order I receive them.

What is your name?
My name is Amy Harbison.

What is your Etsy shop? Does your shop name have a meaning?
My Etsy shop is Peacebird Studio. The name evolved from a nickname “windbird” and a quote by Sadako Suzuki “I will write ‘peace’ on your wings and you will fly all over the world.”

Besides your Etsy shop, do you sell anywhere else? Do you have a website or blog?
My blog http://peacebirdstudio.blogspot.com documents and highlights my dyeing adventures.

How long have you been making art/crafting?
I have been crafting in one form or another since early childhood.

What kind of fiber arts do you do? What’s your favorite thing to make?
I hand dye hemp blend fabrics. I love low water immersion dyeing fabrics and creating unique clothing and accessories.

(Click the below link to read the rest of the interview and see more pictures)

What inspires you? Where does your inspiration come from?
I find inspiration in color, color combinations and textures everywhere.

What is your favorite color?
All colors have their place in my heart, but purple, specifically plum is my ultimate favorite.

Do you prefer a specific type of fiber?
Hempcel is a heavenly fabric to dye and sew. It combines the drape and soft hand of linen with the durability of hemp. Hemp silk is lovely, too.

Is there any other kind of art (fiber-related or not) that you’d like to learn?
My other passion in progress is teaching myself intricate wire wrapping of semi precious stones to create unique jewelry.

Tell us a bit about yourself- where do you live, what’s your job, do you have a spouse/children/pets, any other hobbies, that kind of thing.
I live in Daytona Beach, FL with my husband who is an artist of the painting variety and our two adopted stray cats. We share our studio space and inspire curiosity about what and how the other works. My blessing-and-curse-quirk is my attention to detail which makes for high quality work, but also obsessive compulsive tendencies of seeking perfection. I have explored and will continue to try different forms of creativity not only to create things, but also to recreate myself. I taught myself to crochet to learn how to relax my hands in the flow of maintaining proper tension. I learned to use tiny seed beads to teach myself patience. In low water immersion dyeing fabric, I am learning to give up the notion of complete control in creation. Some call it muse, inspiration or serendipity; there is an unpredictable quality of surrender of the self to the process of creativity.

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