One of the things I love about my job is that fact that I get to meet and work with so many interesting, talented, and artistic people. It never ceases to amaze me, the level of intense creativity out there. So, in homage to the wonderful people I meet, I’m starting a new installment to my blog which I’m calling “Fearlessly Creative!” In these blogs I’ll strive to find and interview someone doing something really unique and pursuing it with abandon...
The first up in the series is Amanda Hylton from Akron, Ohio! Amanda popped into my frame of reference about six months ago, when she entered a duct tape contest that I held through my YouTube channel. Part of the contest was to provide photos of your entry, and although the phone case Amanda entered was amazing, what really caught my eye was the photo she sent of herself wearing a duct tape skirt standing in front of a wall of her duct tape art. It blew me away!
I started corresponding with her a bit, and discovered that in between a very hectic schedule of raising her son, maintaining her household, and helping to take care of her grandpa-in-law, she runs her own business selling duct tape items and art canvases. The canvases are very graphic in nature with a sort of print quality to them. What makes them interesting though is that they are completely made out of duct tape!
I asked Amanda a few questions about her creative process...
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