Featured Maker – Denise Morrison

From time to time we like to invite crafters to be our Guest Designer/Blogger for a month to challenge us to see things in a different way and so that we may learn more about our products through the eyes of a new designer. We kick of this serie of articles for 2018 by inviting a crafter that residents in Montana, US – Welcome Denise Morisson.

Where are you from?
 Missoula, Montana USA
 
How would you describe your design style? 
Modern Vintage Grunge? I suppose.  I love lots of color and am a huge fan of scribbles and love little bits of this and that.  
 
How long have you been creating? 
I have been painting since my teens and have enjoyed paper arts and scrapping since about 2001. I have recently started painting again on large canvas with acrylic.  I am challenging myself to have enough paintings to show in a year.  It is so intense and scary sometimes but I love it.
 
What is your go to product right now?
I am loving washi tape and stamps for smaller paper projects and just lots of acrylic and oil pastels for larger art canvases.
 
Do you have a signature touch you like to include in all your pieces?
Sometimes I like to just scribble like a little kid.  They do it so much better though.
 
What advice would you give to someone who gets in a creative slump?
I have been there so many times, it feels awful sometimes.  I have tried all kinds of things.  Sometimes looking up art on Pinterest or Instagram helps but that can backfire when I start comparing. Stop comparing is huge.  In fact social media can be such a time sucker that it will often get in the way of creating.  I really try not to be on social media much because of that. Just make stuff and who cares what it looks like.  I find if I am creating for how it will be received on social media I am often stuck and don’t like what I am doing.  Just create for yourself.  Creativity is a muscle.  The more you use it the stronger it is. 
 
What is the oddest inspiration you have used for one of your projects? 
Well I don’t think it’s odd but I don’t know if its something a lot of people think of. I adore children’s art.  They have such freedom in their creative process.  I am always inspired by projects I see made my children.  There is something so expressive and honest about what they create.
 
Tell us one thing that people might not know about you.
I strangled a 30 pound rabid raccoon that was biting my best friends son’s leg.  
 
How often do you create?
I would say at least once a week.  I wish it were more but it’s okay.  I have a full life and many interests.  I find that I need balance and so some things get pushed aside at times for others.  If I didn’t work I am sure that would be different!
 
 
Do you jot down your ideas before you do them or do you create as you go? 
I am a create as I go. I do think about things a lot though when I am not creating. There is a lovely process that happens for me when I can just go for a hike or have some quiet time before work to just think and imagine.  Ideas and inspiration come to me at odd times.
 
 

Be sure to follow Denise on Instagram – @necygirl45

 

 

Who would you like to see as one of our Guest Designer during 2018?  We are always looking for creative souls out there – artists, general crafters, food stylists, re purpose crafters, planner girls, mixed media artists, painters, seamstresses, interior decorators – maybe you are one of those? Please leave us a comment or send a  mail to mjohansson@canvascorp.com with your suggestion.

 



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Canvas Corp Brands is the home of Tattered Angels, 7Gypsies and Canvas Corp (Canvas Home Basics). We are a manufacturer of surfaces, paint and vintage reproductions coming to you from Springdale, Arkansas.


'Featured Maker – Denise Morrison' have 3 comments

  1. January 11, 2018 @ 7:31 am Marie Johansson

    Love what you did with the products Denise!

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  2. January 11, 2018 @ 11:21 am Michelle Wells

    Beautiful projects. Love your style

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  3. January 11, 2018 @ 4:46 pm Julia Cotrim

    Nice to meet you Denise and I love your creation! 🙂

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