By Andrea Martone
Paradise News Editor Andrea Martone interviewed talented artists from the area this month in a Question & Answer.
ANDROMEDA EDISON
Q) Where did you live prior to coming to Florida? And what motivated you to move to the specific town you’re in?
A) Tujunga, California – wanted more freedom and safer environment for my kids to be raised in.
Q) What type of artist are you (medium)?
A) Multimedia Abstract
Q) What distinguishes your work from others and what inspires you to create your work?
A) My work is layered and 3-dimensional, using techniques across several mediums. I create art as a way to express the immense and often overwhelming emotions I experience. It’s my language when words aren’t enough – a way to capture the beauty, pain, joy, and complexity that build up inside me. At times, I’ve felt as though these feelings were too vast to ever fully release, as though they might consume me if left unshared. Art has become my refuge and my voice, allowing me to transform those emotions into something tangible and meaningful. My hope is that my work resonates with others, offering them the same sense of release, healing, and connection that it provides me. If my art helps someone feel seen or unburdens a part of their soul, then I know it has fulfilled its purpose.
Q) Do you have any permanent exhibits or artwork in any public areas or institutions or businesses?
A) My art is in the gallery at ARC3 Creatives in Largo and private homes.
Q) Please tell me something about who you are and the passion you have for your work?
A) Although art has always been part of my life, I never considered sharing my fine art publicly. Despite publishing poetry on Amazon and performing and directing on stage, I doubted the value of my paintings – until I realized that was just self-imposed doubt, and now I’m finding success with my work.
Contact the artist: ARC3 Creatives – School and Art Gallery
www.facebook.com/ARC3CreativesArt
www.instagram.com/arc3creatives
Art for sale: https://arc3-creatives.square.site/
Andromeda Edison non-profit work: www.techgened.org
Website: www.instagram.com/andromedacreatives
Email contact: andromeda.edison@gmail.com
Andromeda Edison, Owner/Artist/Teacher
ARC3 Creatives, 8420 Ulmerton Rd, Ste #420, Largo
www.arc3creatives.com
VANYA ROBINSON
(Featured image is of Vanya’s artwork)
Q) Where are you located and for how many years have you lived here?
A) St. Petersburg for 8 years
Q) Where have you lived before?
A) I lived in Tucson, Arizona for 12 years
Q) What motivated you to move to the specific town you are in?
A) To join my daughter’s family
Q) What kind of artist are you?
A) I guess you can call it a mixed medium as I invented my own technique to sculpt with stashes on a wood surface
Q) What are the awards and recognitions that you have received?
A) I had my solo art show for the entire month of June with 80 pieces at the Poway Center for the Performing arts, San Diego, California. I was a member of St. Pete Artworks gallery for five years until its recent relocation. I am a member of Pinellas Park Art association where I received numerous awards and recognitions. I am a member of CAG of Dunedin and will be selling my at its Art in Park show next Sunday. I sell at Corey market; Imagine Museum market; and I used to sell at Pass-a-Grille market. By now, I’m pretty well established at St. Petersburg art scene for my recognizable and one-of-the-kind approaches to art. I take pride in the fact that in the world of art where almost every avenue has been explored, I came up with something new that can be associated with my name only. I sculpt with seashells and other offerings from the ocean forming unique 3D artwork, painted with acrylics and protected with UV resin.
Contact the artist:
Vanyarobinson1@gmail.com
www.capturedfromnature.com
520-260-1916