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Leetra Taylor

Artist's Statement, 'Portals' Winter Show and Silent Auction 2011:

"I am driven to make things. I like to draw, paint, sew. Most often I make soft sculptures from fabric and found objects. If I am not working on an art project I feel adrift.

As I grew up I was encouraged to be creative. Mom always had scraps of fabrics, buttons, ribbons, and old pattern books on hand. Dad gave us a great back yard with a playhouse and a tree house. It served as a super place to cultivate an imagination. From my sister I caught the joy of making a garment or a cloth toy from a flat piece of fabric-- true magic.

I love to work on projects with others, children and adults. If I can pass along the joy of creating, I have accomplished something wonderful."

Leetra Jean Taylor, 2011