Nine is an interview series with creative folks; the interviewees are asked to respond to the questions in photographs.
Today's interview is with the kindred spirit Susan Tuttle. I was lucky enough to meet Susan last year at Squam, and her writing and photography have captivated me ever since.
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Question 1: Who are you?
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Question 2: What do you love about where you live?
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Question 3: What might your perfect afternoon look like?
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Question 4: If you had an hour alone in your studio/creative space, what would you do?
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Question 5: Right now, what are some of your favorite things?
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Question 6: What foods nourish your soul?
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Question 7: When you need to simply take a breath and reground yourself, what do you do?
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Question 8: How do you nurture your creative dreams?
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Question 9: Does your heart have a secret wish you want to share?
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Susan Tuttle is a mixed-media and digital artist who resides in the Midcoast region of Maine with her husband and two young children. Her first book,
Exhibition 36: Mixed-Media Demonstrations and Explorations, was released by North Light Books in November 2008. Her second book, which is a technique-based publication about digital art, will be released by North Light Books in April of 2010. Susan is a frequent contributor to Stampington and Company publications and a variety of other mixed-media art books. You can visit her web site at
http://www.ilkasattic.com/ and her blog at
http://www.ilkasattic.blogspot.com/.
(All photos copyright Susan Tuttle)