Name: Rachel Louise Hodgson
Age: 16
Country: England
Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13591393@N00/
At which age did you start creating art? And why do you feel compelled to create?
Country: England
Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13591393@N00/
At which age did you start creating art? And why do you feel compelled to create?
I have always been doing doodles or drawings of some sort since i was very little, i especially liked drawing my dream house for some reason and would make all my friends and family draw their dream homes too. when i was about 8 i got my first film camera for Christmas and after that i was constantly taking pictures of everything and as i got older i started making up little photo shoots using my friends. There was one time when i made all my cousins dress up in Halloween costumes despite it being Christmas time and i just haven't stopped doing stuff like that since.
What are you inspired by? And who do you look up to?
I'm probably most inspired by childhood things like fairytale stories and dressing up, which i guess is why i fell in love with Tim Walker's photographs in vogue. I first saw his pictures in a vogue when i was about 12 and it was like all the most amazing imaginary photoshoots that i would dream up when i was little but for real and with adults and amazing dresses and locations.
Which influential artist would you like to ask for advice?
someone like Tim Walker or Michel Gondry as despite them being middle aged men they still seem to have the imagination of a 6 years old boy. i hope i still have my childish imagination when im old and grey.
I'm probably most inspired by childhood things like fairytale stories and dressing up, which i guess is why i fell in love with Tim Walker's photographs in vogue. I first saw his pictures in a vogue when i was about 12 and it was like all the most amazing imaginary photoshoots that i would dream up when i was little but for real and with adults and amazing dresses and locations.
Which influential artist would you like to ask for advice?
someone like Tim Walker or Michel Gondry as despite them being middle aged men they still seem to have the imagination of a 6 years old boy. i hope i still have my childish imagination when im old and grey.
If you had to put up one piece of artwork on your wall and stare at it for a year, who would it be by and why?
Andrew Wyeth's painting called Christina's World. I saw it in New York recently and was very much happy standing and staring at it to the point that my sister got annoyed with me. It was also alot smaller then i thought it would be, which is good as there would not be much wall space to hang it in my tiny room.
Andrew Wyeth's painting called Christina's World. I saw it in New York recently and was very much happy standing and staring at it to the point that my sister got annoyed with me. It was also alot smaller then i thought it would be, which is good as there would not be much wall space to hang it in my tiny room.
Tell us about your creative process.
There is no process involved really as i tend to just create when i feel like it or if i dream up an idea that i like enough to do. Im always doodling new ideas and little drawings in different books.
As an artist, are you Technical or passionate?
i am definitely more passionate then technical, as my technical skills are probably more rubbish then i ever care to realise.
What frightens you most about your art?
That people might read too much into it and start analysing me through what i create. like recently my art teacher was looking through my sketch books and then looked at me rather oddly and asked if everything was ok with me. that frightened me a bit as i was actually feeling fine.
Do you have any magic cures for creative blocks?
Reading new books or watching new films or even reading and watching films that you loved when you were little. I always get lost in my imagination on long journeys aswell, especially on buses or trains through the country side passing all the different forests and little country houses, makes me want to get off the train and take some pictures.
Do you dream about your artwork?
i don't think so although i wish i did. but i dream alot about animals, like a crocodile and an elephant living at the end of my garden, and they often end up in alot of my drawing and ideas.
Which of your own works are you most proud of/ is most meaningful to you and why?
i havent got that far in life yet, i would hope that that feeling will happen closer to the end of my life when i look back on what i have created through out my years and hopefully then i will feel happy and proud, well this is what i hope anyway.
There is no process involved really as i tend to just create when i feel like it or if i dream up an idea that i like enough to do. Im always doodling new ideas and little drawings in different books.
As an artist, are you Technical or passionate?
i am definitely more passionate then technical, as my technical skills are probably more rubbish then i ever care to realise.
What frightens you most about your art?
That people might read too much into it and start analysing me through what i create. like recently my art teacher was looking through my sketch books and then looked at me rather oddly and asked if everything was ok with me. that frightened me a bit as i was actually feeling fine.
Do you have any magic cures for creative blocks?
Reading new books or watching new films or even reading and watching films that you loved when you were little. I always get lost in my imagination on long journeys aswell, especially on buses or trains through the country side passing all the different forests and little country houses, makes me want to get off the train and take some pictures.
Do you dream about your artwork?
i don't think so although i wish i did. but i dream alot about animals, like a crocodile and an elephant living at the end of my garden, and they often end up in alot of my drawing and ideas.
Which of your own works are you most proud of/ is most meaningful to you and why?
i havent got that far in life yet, i would hope that that feeling will happen closer to the end of my life when i look back on what i have created through out my years and hopefully then i will feel happy and proud, well this is what i hope anyway.
What kind of art education do you have? Do you think it is important?
art lessons at school and thats about it for now but i think its good to be taught the basics of art and photography so you feel more confident in what you do, ya know, for example you couldnt write a really great book without being taught how to read and write first.
What kind of career do you ultimately want? And what kind of career do you think you'll end up having (or already have) realistically?
well i would love to be a professional photographer of some sorts, probably fashion so i could have a circus of creative people involved to help. i would also love to be photographing all the creative and influential people that i am in love with now and when i was younger, as its always a dream for anyone to meet the people that they are fascinated with. but realistically any job where i can keep on using my imagination and keep on creating would be good enough for me although at the moment i can still have big dreams of my future.
art lessons at school and thats about it for now but i think its good to be taught the basics of art and photography so you feel more confident in what you do, ya know, for example you couldnt write a really great book without being taught how to read and write first.
What kind of career do you ultimately want? And what kind of career do you think you'll end up having (or already have) realistically?
well i would love to be a professional photographer of some sorts, probably fashion so i could have a circus of creative people involved to help. i would also love to be photographing all the creative and influential people that i am in love with now and when i was younger, as its always a dream for anyone to meet the people that they are fascinated with. but realistically any job where i can keep on using my imagination and keep on creating would be good enough for me although at the moment i can still have big dreams of my future.
Is your family supportive of your art? Who influenced and nurtured your creativity most?
my dad is a creative man and so that must of had some sort of affect on me unless its just in our genes. he also is happy to hang up my crappy gcse final pieces in his house which is sweet of him.
Who are some of your heroes outside of the visual art stream?
directors such as michel gondry and sofia coppola inspire me to no end. and ladies such as Bjork and Karen O because their style reminds me of the kind of things that i would want to wear when i was a kid but my nannies would never let me leave the house wearing my minnie mouse or Cinderella outfits.
my dad is a creative man and so that must of had some sort of affect on me unless its just in our genes. he also is happy to hang up my crappy gcse final pieces in his house which is sweet of him.
Who are some of your heroes outside of the visual art stream?
directors such as michel gondry and sofia coppola inspire me to no end. and ladies such as Bjork and Karen O because their style reminds me of the kind of things that i would want to wear when i was a kid but my nannies would never let me leave the house wearing my minnie mouse or Cinderella outfits.
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