Welcome Viv!
name of your business or blog:
Hen's Teeth Art
Name:
Viv sliwka
City and or country you live in?
Staffordshire, UK
When I was a child I wanted to be?
Ballet dancer
I wish I’d never worn?
A vast lemon coloured, satin shirt. It was the late 80's.
Five things on your desk right now?
Scissors, vintage envelopes, French Kilner jar (water pot), pin cushion, embroidery threads
Favorite guilty pleasure?
Buying Orchids
I’m very bad at?
Keeping focused
Favorite movie of all time?
David Lean's 'Great Expectations'
Do you collect anything?
I collect too many things to mention ... but I do adore Mother of Pearl buttons
What’s your strangest talent?
For spotting a wind fallen bird's nest. I like to keep a few, as I find their sculptural qualities extremely inspiring and beautiful.
If you got a free plane ticket to anywhere, where would you go?
New York
How did you get started?
I have always sewn, painted, made things. The last five years, I have been self employed and have been able to focus on my work and being thrilled to have an Etsy shop, sending my work worldwide.
Go to products that relate to your craft?
Prim art, folk art, naive stitching
How do you get inspired or stay inspired?
I stare at Pinterest a great deal. I look through my stash, or thumb through sketchbooks too. Reacquainting myself with objects and fabrics, haberdashery things I have collected, can inspire an idea.
How/where can people find your work?
Hens Teeth blog
Hens Teeth Esty shop
Please take the time to visit Viv's blog to see more of her work.
now carry on,
paula
