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An interview with Gayla Lemke
After mastering your craft, or the technical aspects of your art form, how did you find your own voice — the unique, identifiable signature that sets you apart from other artists? Also, do you find yourself classified stylistically as a certain type of artist and, if so, how does that make you feel?
For me, these questions are closely related. First of all, I don’t tend to label myself as any particular type of artist. Presently, my primary medium of choice is ceramic sculpture...
What artist, movement or historic time period has had the greatest influence on your art?
My first studio instructor in Hawaii, Allyn Bromley, had a great influence on my artwork, as well as on my attitude toward being an artist. The concepts of making art about something — art that expresses something and is more than just a reproduction of what one sees — that came from her. She also introduced me to the concept of making art because it is part of one’s being...
What have been your greatest challenges as an artist?
One of the greatest challenges I’ve faced is figuring out how to balance all of the different facets of being an artist. It really takes discipline to juggle it all. While working in the studio and creating work is of utmost importance, there is also the business and marketing side of art that requires just as much creativity...
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Read past interviews:
Shelley Schreiber - Ceramics
Rob Gratiot - Painting
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