The Follies project is now finished; did it
achieve your ambition for it, and/or take
you in directions you didn't expect?
The project was one of the most challenging
and rewarding things I have ever done essentially, it was one problem-solving exercise
after another. At the same time, it pushed me
as an artist, and challenged me, and helped
me grow - it was a wonderful journey.
What advice would you offer to
young adults who are thinking
of a career in the arts?
Honestly? Prepare to work very long hours for very
little financial reward. Understand that, unless
you are successful and can employ people for
these things, very little time of an artist is spent
20 IGNIS
actually creating - at the same time as being
an artist, you are a publicity expert, a writer,
a photographer, a teacher, a web designer, an
accountant, a project manager. You need initiative
and problem-solving skills...and quite thick skin.
Art is personal, so people take it personally,
and they may not be flattering. My project was
fairly straightforward that way, and people "got"
what I was trying to do, but the more conceptual
you get, the more you need to be prepared for
people to disagree with your view of the world.
Watch Sabine install Rapunzel’s tower at
https://youtu.be/S_cJHSaEE0E