Interstellar

"INTERSTELLAR"
Mixed Media - Alcohol Ink on an 80cm Round Cradled Aluminium Ink Art Board finished
with liquid gold leaf edges and Krylon Varnish, UV Resistant Varnish & Triple Thick Glaze.
- Single D Ring - Ready to hang - No Framing Required.

Originally "Interstellar" was created as a way for me to escape the pain of my reoccurring shoulder dislocations, I was in a sling for several months and felt lost being unable to create.

I had always endeavoured to create BIG, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL art but my fear of making mistakes whilst working one handed & trying to escape this world for another held me back from going "BIG" ...but I finally dove in & put my heart & soul into this piece.

Soon after I was asked to place her on Exhibition at a new local art gallery, I had only had shoulder surgery mere days before hand but I pushed through one handed & spent many hours finishing the liquid gold edges & varnishing her until she was ready.

The name "Interstellar" came from my dream of escaping to a different world, a different place...
The way the gold glistens and the colours POP truly make me feel at ease.

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Sheldon Watts is a 32 Year old Mum, Wife & Artist from the beautiful NSW South Coast.
She is a lover of all things big, bold & colourful, especially purple.
She spends her days juggling her life as a mum to 2 very energetic boys & creating beautiful unique art in her home art studio in Kiama.

Sheldon's love of art started at a very young age, she took her first ever Pottery & Art class at her local Art Gallery when she was only 5 years old and since then her love & passion for art has only grown, she continued to explore her artistic talents throughout her school years & into adulthood. She is mostly self taught but has also studied via some amazing Australian & International Artists.

At 21 years old, after many years of being unwell, Sheldon was finally diagnosed with a severe degenerative invisible illness called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, this has impacted her ability to create in a lot of ways & so over the years as her disability has progressed she has adapted her art and found new and exciting methods that allow her to still create beautiful pieces whilst not causing as much damage to her body. This is where her love of abstract & "flow" arts has really flourished, she has pushed her creative boundaries in more ways than she ever expected to whilst still feeling free to express herself & show her love of big, bold & colourful art...she still also enjoys painting, drawing & more disciplined arts but these pieces are now more limited as they take a much higher toll on her body.

Originally Sheldon only intended to create because it was what made her soul happy, its her passion and love but after slowly getting the courage up to share her work with friends & family she found others fell in love with her work too & so in recent years Sheldon has turned her hobby into a thriving little business that she works in around her life as a busy mum.

Sheldon also loves to share glimpses of her process on social media, if you wish to see behind the scenes and watch some of her works come to life head on over to:

www.instagram.com/sheldonwattsart or
www.facebook.com/sheldonwattsart