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Showin’ Some Love with Jesse Treece
1. How long have you been a member of Society6?
About a year and a half now.
2. When did you realize that you were an artist?
2. When did you realize that you were an artist?
I think as soon as I could pick up a crayon. Ha! I used to create these little worlds with ants living in pencil houses and stuff as early as preschool. I was always creating.
3. What else do you when you’re not creating the work you sell on Society6?
3. What else do you when you’re not creating the work you sell on Society6?
I have a fulltime job to pay the bills so that cuts into my creative time but I love playing guitar, listening to music, reading, watching movies, hanging with friends.
4. What is your process of the work you create?
I don’t know if there is a set process. When I feel inspired I sit down (usually on the floor) with my materials and just see what comes out. I wouldn’t say it’s always a “fun” process, more like a compulsion at times, but it’s rewarding when something comes together that challenges and surprises me.
5. What is your background as an artist? (Education, work, etc)
5. What is your background as an artist? (Education, work, etc)
I’m pretty much self taught, I won a couple of drawing competitions in elementary/middle school but that’s about it. My main “education” in the arts comes from years of reading Mad Magazine, Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side. When I entered high-school music became my main obsession and I didn’t really get back into visual art until I started collaging a few years ago. The only art related work I’ve done are the various commissions for bands over the last couple of years.
6. Why did you decide to join Society6?
6. Why did you decide to join Society6?
To be honest I wanted to make a little extra supplemental money and it seemed like a good way to get exposure. I’ve met a lot of talented people on there so it’s become much more than that for sure.
7. How long does it take for your to create one of your collages?
7. How long does it take for your to create one of your collages?
The actual process of gluing can take from 5 minutes to an hour, but their’s a whole other side of collecting, cutting, arranging and just going through images constantly that can take weeks or months before the right combination presents itself.
8. Do you have a website/blog, Facebook, and/or Twitter where people can find you?
Yes, all of the above:
