Spotlight in Friends of Redbubble - Vickie Bodie (coppertrees) by coppertrees

I’ve been spotlighted, quizzed, interrogated, had my brains picked and my innermost thoughts extracted. in Friends of Redbubble, a group for Hosts here at Redbubble. They are spotlighting Hosts Called The Skinny and since the general population cannot read the Groups news we were asked to put in it a journal for our Groups to read and comment in.

Questions asked:
State your name and the groups you hosts.
Why is art and creativity is important to you?
Where did the inspiration for your group/s come from?
What do you enjoy most about being a host?
What do you think artists get out of being a part of your group/s?
Share something cool (big or small) that’s happened in your group (or as a result of your group)
What life skills do you think have helped you be a good host (e.g. something you’ve learnt in a job or parenting skills)
If you had unlimited money, contacts, resources and time, what would be the ultimate group activity, project or event for one of your groups?
As a sign off, share one work you’re particularly proud of …
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Vickie Bodie (coppertrees)
I Host, A Fractal Energy Passion (2 Downloads a day), Art and Stories Made For Children, Back In Black (NOT A PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP), The Group, and the Love of Eerie and Enchanting Artwork.
Art is important in so many ways to me. The freedom to see things upside down, if I want to. To create a feeling with a picture or a color so that the person looking at it feels a creative responce.
Creativity is so important without, it I am affraid that the World would be very dule and possibably lifeless. Creativity brings creativity a responce that is forever going.
The groups I Host have fed my imagination with wonderfully creative people.

Art and Stories Made for Children, allows adults to work in the art of Kids. To test their imagination to the highest. Intertain children, that is a quest in itself.

Back in Black- The Art of Black and it limits,shadows highlights and darkness. A wonderful group of Artists that enjoy using Black to creat light.

A Fractal Energy Passion, When the Group started it was a fairly new art, Fractals in combination with Art creating a new type of mixed media. Creating a new art!
I had never done Fractal Art till Redbubble It challenged me to the max the colors etc. I love to work in it. The Artists amaze me all the time,colors dance across the screen in beauty.

The Group I just started Hosting, it is a fantastic group of People very serious into Art and it function to push it to the highest level.

The Love of Erie and Enchanted Artwork is another new group that I did not start but somehow was gifted with it. I have a new Host and the three of us are working on the group trying to get a rythum in it going. The artists are full of imagination and the creativity is of all types. Keeps the imagination going.

So each group had a different type and levels of Art and all mediums.All very inspiring and always a pleasure to view.

As a Host I am always at awe with the art coming in.I enjjoy opening up the computer and seeing what new adventures it will take me to. I try and keep the art in the groups featured each week, and post excellent art by doing a Pick of the Week to display on the Groups page.
I try and hit the home page with the art from the groups and have been sucessfull in doing so. I feel that it is a excellent way to bring attention to the Artists and the Groups. I have been downloading the art I buy it the Buyers Booth as a promotional for the Artists. Challenges to promote new Art and Art that the Artists want to show.
I would hope the Artists recieve the attention they are looking for in a group, I feature the Art by new artists and old no preferences to friends just fair play to all.
Following Redbubbles rules and put in the Best Art for them to sell.

Something Cool, Because of the Kids art, I started doing a story with the Art of all the members,it is a on going story compiled of short stories from the members. Just taking off with this so hope you’ll have a look and join in. If you have kids they will enjoy it.

I have worked with people forever in work and teaching.I have a degree in Art and enjoy all types.I do have favorite styles but I am a very open Person and see art in most everything. Have raised two Daughters one who is an Artist,The other Theater.
I enjoy others Art it is inspiring to see so much creativity.

If I had the resourses I would publish the Art in the groups in a special type of Book. With at least three art pieces of each artists.
Would it not be nice to have art at your fingertips to look through and find what one was looking for. I know we have computers but I still like to sit and look through books do it everyday. Perhaps open a Studio of digital art on the walls!

I am putting this one in a new Art piece,I have been working on for awhile. Different style then any of my other art.