An Interview with Sally Mankus
Sally Mankus is a mixed media artist from Florida, America. She works with a variety of mediums including digital, sculpture, installations and mixed media. I came across Sally's work about a year ago and have followed her blog closely since.What makes her work so exciting is the unconventional techniques she has mastered which include lifting rust, carbon and markings from charred surfaces (mainly bakewear) which then becomes embedded into an acrylic 'skin'. These 'skins are flexible and she also adds image transfers, paint and found objects to produce extraordinary results.
To find out more about her style of working and where she gets her inspiration & ideas from, I got in touch with Sally and she agreed to answer some of my questions.Where do you get inspiration and ideas from when creating your work? Ideas evolved from much thought, observation, research, collecting of materials, experimentation, and intuitive choices...one thing lead to another...the ideas come.2. Are you working on any new projects/pieces at the moment?Always new pieces... I continue to work in previous directions...mainly. However, some new pieces will include a commission piece and some new photo manipulation pieces that include a lot of stitching, layering, merging of images. Photo manipulations will most likely be included in some mixed media work. A piece that I have been planning for a long time involves mixed media wall sculpture...not sure how it is going to come out... No details until they are done.3. How did you develop your methods of working? (Lifting charred surfaces off bakewear - was it through experimentation? has it developed over the years?) This particular method evolved from experimenting and an "accident"...the best part sometimes...and then more experimentation and research. Working is the important part...things will happen if you think, experiment, research and stay open to what happens. This work as well as other work continues to evolve over time...it always stays interesting and challenging...ever changing....I am never bored.
To see more of Sally's work you can visit her website hereFinal Note: If you would like to have your work featured on this page, please contact me and I will see if your work will be suitable.