Ingrid vB. Porter is a new artist here is Loveland, recently transplanted from the Denver Art Scene! She will also be featured this weekend at The Loveland Feed & Grain's Install:Story
Be sure
to visit her home studio in downtown Loveland
during the Loveland Art Studio Tour on October 13 & 14 and October
19 & 20th! More information can be found at www.lovelandartstudiotour.com
Name: Ingrid vB. Porter
Studio Address: 706 N Grant Ave
What is your favorite medium to work with? transparent layers of acrylic paint
What cheers you up? Raucous Celtic music. Hosting a house full of friends. Watching wild creatures being wild. Clouds.
Which of the four seasons do you love the
most and why? Early
spring when mornings are still a bit frosty, but the sun is warm, the
first green shoots of spinach appear in my garden, and everything smells
damp and earthy. The world is waking up, stretching, and I always feel
that I'm doing the same.
Describe your studio in less than 5 words: Calm. Quiet. Peaceful. Hot Tea.
What is your favorite part about your studio? That after years of working at the dining room table or in a converted Tuff Shed, we finally have a dedicated studio space!
Little know fact about you as an artist? My
husband and I have formed the habit of playing a CD of Chopin's
Nocturnes when we first start work in the studio. We refer to it as the
"start music". It immediately puts me in a quiet, centered state of
mind.
Did you go to art school or are you self
taught? It's
a little scattered - I tend to get excited about new things and head
off in whatever direction seems interesting. I majored in art (oil
painting) at Colorado College. Took a couple graphic design classes in
Philadelphia. I spent a semester in Dublin, Ireland where I fell in
love with all the ancient metalwork, which led to studying metalsmithing
at Adams State College. Years later, I studied art therapy at the
University of New Mexico. Since then, I've taken an occassional
painting class at the Art Student's League in Denver.
How did you become an artist? I
didn't take a formal art class until college, but have always loved
making - I'm most happy when I'm doing something with my hands. My mom
tells me that as a child, I wasn't content to just look at something,
but would repeat "I gotta see it" until she put it in my hands.
Where is your favorite spot in Loveland and
why? I've only lived in LoLa
for about 3 months, so it's hard to know yet, but Anthology Books is an
early favorite - it has that living-room-away-from-home feel!
If you could interview one person in the
world, who would it
be? Mike Scott of The
Waterboys. I've been listening to his music for nearly 30 years and I
never get tired of it. Celtic influences and literary references.
Spirituality in the biggest possible sense. Haunting. Soothing.
Magic. I'd probably be too intimidated to get a word out!
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