Robert Mauch

What is your favorite art medium to work in, and why?

Using a plethora of mediums, I find it hard to pin point a selection of favorite. Fruits and vegetables like pomegranate and beets, or spray paint...all the way to gold leaf or rust from discarded metal on a rainy Humboldt day. Whenever, whatever calls to me.

When did you first figure out that art was important to you?

I was quite young. My Grandmother would blend colors, throw pottery and sing at the sky. I knew I had to be a part of whatever it was she cold see and I could only hope too. I had to be a part of it!

Who is your art mentor?

As humans, especially at a young age, we have many mentors. Mr.Gonie, an art historian that taught me the basic skills of art in secondary school, would say, "Not enough ".."do better!" I think that mentality,coupled with an art minded family, really helped push me to become more of a creative person.

Finish this sentence: My art is my...

Left hand

What advice would you offer someone just beginning their exploration of their own artistic self?

"Don't be discouraged. Make what you want. Be obnoxious and frivolous. You only have one life. There will be so many different experiences in your existence that will mold and change you. Don't settle. Be your authentic self, even when you morph into something different. Also, be prepared for it all, ha ha!