DEBRA MATLOCK

DESIGNER + ARTIST + FILMMAKER

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DAY 22 - HOW TO BE AN ARTIST /April 24, 2019 by Debra Matlock

Exercise: Forget Being a Genius and Develop Some Skills
I think all artists should:
• Build a clay pot.

(from Jerry Saltz’s How to Be an Artist.)

Once upon a time, I made a clay pot…

Once upon a time, I made a clay pot…

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This is my son’s ceramic plate. He’s better at ceramics than I am.

This is my son’s ceramic plate. He’s better at ceramics than I am.

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Debra is a graphic designer, filmmaker, painter, co-chair of the Los Feliz Improvement Association (LFIA) Environmental Committee and also co-chair of the LFIA Events Committee.

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Today’s Quarantine Cocktail Hour. A blackberry bramble and of course smokehouse almonds in bracingly tart salt and vinegar 😝 hurts so good. Current status: fishing out the leftover blackberry bits with my reusable straw. Nature’s boba.
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