May Giveaway & Artist Spotlight

I thought I would combine the artist's spotlight and giveaway this month. Sheri of promisespromises has graciously donated her gorgeous Wolf, Bear and Butterfly Appaloosa Horse Totem and I thought she would like to tell us a little bit about herself too.
The giveaway starts today, 5-18-09, and will end around noon Eastern time on 5-28-09. To enter to win Sheri's wonderful artwork please leave a comment on this blog post. If you are a follower, please let us know, you will get an extra chance to win. Also make sure we have an easy way to contact you if you are the lucky winner!

To learn more about Sheri's totem prize, please click here!


Good Luck!

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Whoa Team spotlight on Sheri of Promisespromises.



How long have you been selling on Etsy? I've been selling on Etsy since February of 2008. I found it the previous month (embarrassed to admit I never knew Etsy existed before then).

What do you like about selling on Etsy? Etsy is a wonderful forum for artists to find and support one another; I love the incredible variety, talent and energy that makes up the site.



What are your earliest memories of creating equine art? My earliest memories of creating equine art -if you want to call it that- is prior to elementary school and involves play doh. I've had a love affair with horses my entire life. My grandfather gifted me my first horse on my 7th birthday, an ancient chestnut mare named Minnie; she was a great baby sitter.

What is your favorite medium? Clay is my favorite medium; I love the way it feels in my hands. I imagine I've never outgrown the joy of making mud pies.



What do you get your inspiration for your creations? Several years ago I had a vision of phantom horses emerging from the woods (we live on the edge of the Southern Kettle Moraine, a 20,000 acre state forest) which brought back memories of my great grandmother and her stories of animal guides and times long past. Though I was reluctant to speak of the incident and told no one about it for quite some time, seeing the herd of ghost horses was the impetus which drove the creation of Spirit Horses/Totems which I began making almost immediately.