"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the
mind as well as the body" Margaret Fuller, Poet
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L A U
R A As a young teenager I tried to break into modeling, the rejection was relentless and wore me out so I gave up. I continued to act in school plays and summer stock but I felt my interest in acting wane. I wrote a lot: mostly poetry, it was a way for me to deal with all the feelings I had inside me. I dropped out of high school in the 11th grade I worked and for a long time I got away from drawing and painting, but I still wrote... I took on various jobs in the corporate world I did well, but I was never truly happy. No matter how much money I earned I was left feeling unsatisfied with what I was doing. I very often felt like something was missing in my life.
Ten years ago my sister moved to a new apartment
and I wanted to make something for her to mark the occasion. I decided I would
customize her bathroom by creating original hand-painted accessories. I chose
the colors and I created a design which I hand-painted onto various items for her
bathroom: window valance, sink skirt, towels, garbage can, tissue box, you name
it, I painted it. I loved what I had created and so did my sister. A year later my sister moved
into a larger apartment and again, I wanted to make one-of-a-kind accessories for her new
home. I found a small side table at a flea market the paint job on it was awful,
it had definitely seen better days. Even still, I could see past its skin
to the solid wood beneath. I bought it for a song, cleaned it up, stripped
it and then hand-painted it for my sister
Stacey's
Table.
The before and after was truly amazing! The most satisfying
thing for me was to take this otherwise ugly-duckling discard and
transform it into a one-of-kind piece of functional art. I loved the feeling of accomplishment I had.
WOW! What a high, I was hooked! About 6 years ago I photographed my work and created a catalog. I gave the catalog to my boyfriend who works on the set of the HBO show, The Sopranos. I sold eight (8) pieces the very next day! The moral of my story, if you feel something missing in your life, if you are not sure what you have been put on this earth to do... Think back to when you were a child. What did you love to do? It's a good place to start to find your answers. It took me more than 20 years to come full circle, back to my first true love, art and being creative. Today, I wake up everyday feeling happy and fulfilled. I am doing what makes me passionate, I am doing what my heart and soul wants and needs: to create. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit The Artful Home, please bookmark my site. I am always creating new pieces so check back with me often. If you want to contact me just click on the mailbox below and I will get back to you within twenty-four hours. Please leave your telephone number if you would prefer me to contact you by phone. Thank
You.
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All photographs by Laura Povlin |
