Sometimes when I interview someone they give me too many good quotes. That’s what happened with artist Susan Danis, when I talked to her for an article in issue 10 of Craft magazine. Here are two that I didn’t manage to use where her enthusiasm and curiosity come through:

“I was going for a walk with my husband the other night and it wasn’t quite dark yet. And I was so happy because I found some dried worms on the sidewalk that I could use.”

“I was hoarding animal horns. Those you have to keep in the freezer for three months in case there are any bugs. My freezer is still filled with horns.”

I also focused on one of her works at the expense of others, such as Lingam, in the photo above. It’s so buried in bells and flowers it’s a wonder it can even stand up. I also couldn’t get into her future projects, which is a shame since I had to leave this quote behind:

“I want to build a crib with a big hairy turd slumped into it. So I’m going do that. I’m not going to try to explain it, but I am going to build it. That’s how it works, that’s the process.”

Enough said.

Sadly, this was also Craft’s last issue in print. But it seems that the crew will continue to run their very active website.