Sharon Covert, Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory member provides some fascinating insights into her practice and experience as a conceptual self-portrait artist, as she responds to the questions below:
- What do you think your art says about you as an individual?
- What do you do to help move beyond ‘Artist’s Block’?
- What materials/tools (including brand) can you not live without and why?
- What inspires your creative practice and why?
What do you think your art says about you as an individual?
My art reveals the parts of me I often find too difficult to say out loud. It carries my truths, my past, my grief and trauma, my longing, my love, my transformation, and my quiet belief that there can still be beauty in darkness and the hope that happy endings exist despite everything. It reveals that I am someone who trusts in mystery and vulnerability and who finds comfort in threading silent stories through symbolism, hidden layers, and secret messages only some will see.
What do you do to help move beyond ‘Artist’s Block’?
When I feel blocked, I step away and listen inward rather than forcing anything. I walk in the
woods, spend time with old fairytales, and, most importantly, journal. Journaling is at the heart of my process; it allows me to untangle my thoughts, name my fears, and reconnect with what wants to be expressed. Often, I pull a tarot card during my journaling process to reveal what lies the block. This practice always guides me back to myself and to my art with a softer heart and clearer vision.
What materials/tools (including brand) can you not live without and why?
I can’t imagine creating without my Lensbaby lenses. They are at the heart of my work, allowing me to shape images that feel timeless and dreamlike as if stepping into a quiet fairytale-like world. I use the Velvet 56 most often because of its soft, luminous quality that turns ordinary images into something otherworldly.
What inspires your creative practice and why?
Timeless fairytales, forgotten myths, and the hidden secrets of my own heart inspire my creative practice. I am drawn to what is unspoken and unseen, the stories we all carry but rarely share because they feel too vulnerable. Creating became my way of expressing myself in symbols when words felt too difficult to articulate. It frees me and heals me, and I hope it invites others to feel less alone and more connected to their own hidden truths.
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