Solar Art

Solar Art Growing up in Indiana County, the daughter of a coal-miner,
and one of 9 children, supplies were limited. I
simply loved doing it.

We painted with watercolors on the ends
of newsprint rolls from the Gazette; and if there were no water colors, with crayons, pencils
or anything else we could find. Not having much in the way of finances, but being motivated and finding release in creativity, we
created much from very little; and my siblings and I all have creative accomplishments in our lives. My Mom, whom I believe to be the

best quilter ever, opened her own quilting business at the age of 5
3 and has taught many of the quilters in the area. My Dad was an excellent finishing carpenter and he used to
draw country scenes for us kids on the formica table we had in the kitchen. We cam from a long line
of artistic people on both the paternal and maternal sides of the family. My great grandmother was a seamstress, my grandfather was a master at stone masonry and was able to build beautiful fireplaces with no
plans. Not only is creativity in my genes , but from grade school to my brief affair with IUP Art department after
HS graduation. I have been taught by some of area's best artists and teachers; in particular, my highschool-srt teacher, Queen Keating Walls. I would repeat her classes as my electives, always learning, and experiencing in her presence
Collage is something I just started to do in my teens, not even knowing that it was a recognized form of art. During the following years, I got married and had a child and bounced in and out of mediums in Visual Merchandising positions and in life. For a few years I worked with stained glass, but found that stained glass and a small child don't go well together. I needed other outlets for my creative needs and began sewing more, making costumes, window treatments, quilts, clothing, handbags and basically anything I needed around the house. A few years ago I began trading ATC's (Artists Trading Cards) with my daughter, my sisters and my nieces. My
first was a collage, and then my second and then my third --reawakening my love of collage. More recently, I separated from my husband of thirty years; and collage allowed me to express feelings that I couldn't seem to express any other way. I realized then how much I loved and missed collage. I began releasing all those years
of pent up feelings in more and more collage, creating many larger pieces.

02/22/2024

The Absolute Truth...

01/16/2019
09/06/2014

I am in the process of updating my page...........

Blues
09/02/2014

Blues

Day Dream
09/02/2014

Day Dream

Current collage in progress
09/02/2014

Current collage in progress

Just in time for the holidays, I've added holiday cards on my new Etsy shop. See them here: http://www.etsy.com/people/r...
11/30/2012

Just in time for the holidays, I've added holiday cards on my new Etsy shop. See them here: http://www.etsy.com/people/rebeccasolar

Growing up in Indiana County, the daughter of a coal-miner, and one of 9 children, supplies were limited. We painted with watercolors on the ends of

11/07/2012

Welcome to my art, hope you enjoy!

Peices within this album can be printed, or certain peices can be created as cards.
11/07/2012

Peices within this album can be printed, or certain peices can be created as cards.

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