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Blazen Craft; The Making of an Artist

Blazen Craft is intended to bring voice to the least of these so the expression of a natural artistic ability -the purest form of creation-can be ignited to expand beyond what convention would limit us to be.  



"As a child growing up in a diverse British home a constant creative spirit heralded me towards an innated craving to CREATE-to create anything from everything.  This process of creation became my muse, if you will".


The Making of an Artist


Though I had not known [it] yet, I was embarking on a journey as an Folk Artist.  The words eluded me then as they do today.  I mean- in this modern day of social media, web based design, and digital imagery, how does one claim to be a folk artist and to boot make a monetary value out of it?


"I can recall over the generations the growth and expression my artistic merit has developed in me as I traversed the plain of my imagination coiled up inside the vision of my minds eye".  
-Samantha Cooper-Hardison

Melbourn Nr. Royston Herts.  England

Even the address was quaint all wrapped up in that quintessential British village smattered between a air-force base that my father commuted too and Cambridge.  My formable years were spent drawing, painting with watercolor, and sketching maps.  I created a small theater, wrote a play, and attempted to perform the production.  I designed a treasure hunt and a fair with 8 games that I invited the neighborhood children too attend. But what I remember most was my love for nature. 


Colorado Springs, Colorado USA  

After High School in Woodland Park Colorado I moved to Colorado Springs where I attended Pikes Peak Community College for a very short period.  I studied commercial art and graphic design.  I pursued raising a family instead of completing my schooling putting aside any thought of an art career. 

 My children had never known me not to be creating- I painted regularly, created their Halloween costumes, over decorated for every holiday, and dabbled in any community event I could.  


From the age of 15 I completed 110  pieces of art. My dog portraits were exhibited in two coffee houses in Colorado Springs in 2016.  I continue to produce art work through art series collections, artist focus programs, and blazon scripture art.


 
Acrylic Art Dog Portrait of a Labrador
Dog Tooth Coffee Exhibit

Acrylic Dog Portrait of a Dachshund
Dog Tooth Coffee Exhibit


















From the Colorado Rockies to the Kentucky Appalachians

The unprecedented change the pandemic brought us, where our lives took on a deliberate turn that made us self-reflect on who we are as individuals from our health to our families to our incomes and our future, Blazen Craft, resonates a sound in me that reverberates into the arts and crafts that I intend to continue to create.

This blog will bring you along the adventure, most likely, the ups and the downs of a folk artists forge into the heart of America as I create a deep path into the Kentucky soil to enrich the economy, the dreams of the American people, and the hopes of a strong future.  I have a never give up spirit, a love for God, and the folk art and artisans I will embark on will be something that I hope will ignite in you a creative spirit.


"Endurance"


The Meaning of Blazen Craft



P.S. I would love to hear from you.  Please leave a comment in the comment field below.-Sami


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