October 25, 2024 • 26 mins
Discover the enchanting world of creativity with our vibrant guest, Miss Bobbi Pickens. Once a maker of wooden dolls out of necessity in the 1980s, Bobbi has transformed into a celebrated self-taught artist, captivating audiences worldwide with her whimsical and spiritual canvas art. Join us as Bobbi shares her incredible journey, discussing how her personal experiences and creative processes have woven joy and emotional depth into her artwork. From her transition to larger, impactful pieces to the incorporation of inspirational words, Bobbi's story is one of resilience and artistic evolution.
In our conversation, we celebrate the expanding reach of Bobbi's art beyond Ohio, highlighted by heartwarming stories of fans discovering her work through social media. Emphasizing the importance of building an inclusive art community, Bobbi talks about her passion for connecting with audiences online and in person, including her recent success in teaching a bracelet-making class. We also delve into her current creative projects inspired by beach houses and mermaids, inviting listeners to engage with her journey and explore her past work. This episode promises to inspire and uplift, leaving you with a deeper appreciation for Bobbi's artistry and the vibrant community she fosters.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Hello everyone, welcome back to Brutally Made.
I am super excited to have theOctober exhibiting artist at my
studio gallery with us today.
This is Miss Darling BobbyPickens.
Hi, Bobby.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Hi, Tracy darling, I'm so happy that you're having
me.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Oh my gosh, I'm super excited to talk about your
process and your artwork and allof the things that have made
your pieces just stand out toeveryone walking by.
It makes them come in.
They're so bright and colorful.
So really introduce yourselfand your business and really
(00:51):
like what you do.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Okay, hi, thank you.
I'm Bobbi Pickens and I am aself-taught artist of many
mediums and I have been doingart all of my life, since I was
in kindergarten, I would say Iremember finger painting and I
can still smell the smell of thefinger paint.
(01:14):
Yeah, yeah, and I live in Ohio,sometimes in Florida, and I do
work for a builder down thereand furnish his beach homes for
him with really funky art that Ido, and I've been doing art,
like I said, forever.
But I have gone from doingdolls at one point in my life
(01:38):
worldwide to art, then to artand art and art and art.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Yeah, so when you're saying art, you're talking
canvas.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I'm talking canvas art.
Yeah, okay, and I always end upgoing sideways and forward and
which way backwards?
On other things too, but Ialways come back to the canvas
art.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
We say canvas art.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
They're're oversized.
Nice and big pieces, very bigpieces.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah, I love to do big pieces.
I just think they're so vibrant.
And the people that order themfrom me I get a lot of orders
from Florida and I sold somefrom you also at the store um,
they say that my art makes themhappy.
That's what they always say.
(02:28):
I know I love that, so it makesme happy when they say that, so
that gives me incentive to keepgoing.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
You know, yeah, yeah definitely You're inspirational,
definitely inspirational, andit does the spin.
You're inspirational,definitely inspirational, and it
does the spin.
Do you have a genre or a themethat you feel like fits your art
?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
I think it's.
I always say whimsical, funkykind of out there.
I don't want to say outsiderart, but sometimes More
whimsical and very, verycolorful and very, very colorful
.
That's not to say that I don'tlike to do muted dark colors
(03:17):
also, but I do use a lot ofbright colors and I like to do
angels and anything that's likespiritual or um like they're
inspirational.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
You, you incorporate a lot of words into your pieces
that resonate with peoplelooking at them and finding them
.
Because they're looking, theysee them like hidden.
Or some are very you know, justin your face, very blatant,
because they're looking, theysee them like hidden.
Or some are very you know, justin your face, very blatant,
because they're very bold.
But, yeah, your pieces do havea theme with trying to resonate
a feeling or an emotion with theviewer, definitely.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Yeah, that's what I try to do.
I try and that's what peopleseem to like.
You know, I do a lot of beachystuff when I'm in Florida.
So if you go to my website,you'll see that there's a lot of
beachy stuff when I'm inFlorida.
So if you go to my website,you'll see that there's a lot of
beachy stuff on there.
But that's not to say that'sonly because I'm in Florida
sometimes, so it's not to saythat I wouldn't do any other
(04:18):
thing.
That's custom, you know.
Right, right, right right.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
I love when we were talking about the history of
like what you had done, yourjourney of businesses and really
art inspired work.
I had no idea that you had doneeverything.
Talk about that like journey.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Yes, well, in like 1980s I guess I was in a bad
place, I want to say, and I madethis Humpty Dumpty doll out of
wood.
My dad had a lumber company soI always used the wood scrap.
So I made this Humpty Dumptydoll.
(04:57):
Somebody bought it.
It kept selling, and my friendwas arts and crafts promoter
Barb and I decided to do a show.
Well, I sold out of all thoseso I made this one doll.
I still have him.
His name's George, and this waslike the late 1980s, and I was
(05:17):
doing this because I needed anincome.
So I thought, wow, okay, onedoll, two dolls, dolls, maybe
more dolls, maybe maybe there'sa market for this.
And so I looked up sales reps,like in Columbus, and I found
(05:38):
one and she like met me and waslike blown away, like just, I
want to sell your work.
So I was in the Columbus giftMart for years and selling these
funky dolls, kind of notlife-size but bigger than the
(06:00):
ones I'm doing for you.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
But you're making these one at a time.
It's not like you mask.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
One at a time.
I'm doing it myself, one at atime.
And one day we're sitting thereand my fax machine started
going off and all these ordersstarted coming over the fax
machine, like hundreds andhundreds and hundreds of them
from the show.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
That had to be exhilarating and frightening at
the same time.
It was.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
I was like, oh, this is so amazing, I'm so excited, I
was so excited to see thenumbers on the page.
And then how am I gonna do allthis?
And so I started high.
I hired a woman to sew for me.
Then, from from that, I hadlike I ended up having like five
to eight employees.
(06:53):
I was even selling to Japan,yeah.
So.
And then when the market wentto Zoom and nobody wanted to pay
any money for artwork, it kindof filtered, started filtering.
So that's when I started mycanvas art and also I met my
(07:16):
husband.
So that took my life in adifferent direction too, but I
never did stop doing artworkyeah, but that's kind of changed
your medium and changed yourfocus yeah, but that was just
one jump in my journey.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Gosh, that is an incredible story.
Yeah, especially when you wantto hear how people find
representation and licensingopportunities now, and we rely
on the internet.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Yes, so, Sarah, you are calling in this fact machine
.
Yes, I'm so interested in allof that now.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I know I just love that history and it's just
incredible to see your work.
And, oh my goodness, bobby, I,I do.
I have two dolls that areavailable in the shop right now
and they're glorious.
There's one that is this witch,that is just super cool, and
then this jazzy little funkygirl with the cotton candy pink
(08:09):
hair.
She's adorable and they're bothavailable in the store and she
created those and she'll.
You know, bobby just comesbouncing in.
I made the pattern and I madelike everything it's not like
she's purchased a simplicitypattern and like all that.
She's created everything fromscratch, everything.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Yep, everything, the whole thing from scratch.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
And I, everything, the whole thing from scratch, I
and I do the pattern over andover until I get it just the way
I want it oh so really acrossthe whole gamut of dolls to your
canvases, to even like yourfunky blocks and your jewelry,
everything all this medium likeis there.
Is there a consistent?
I mean I know there's aconsistent, a consistency, and
(08:52):
bright colors and very likemeaningful pieces that are
incorporated in stuff.
But do you have a favoritemedium?
Painting?
Speaker 2 (09:00):
painting um, yes, I, painting and fabric are my two
favorite.
I love to sew, I love to handsew, so I I love creating these
dolls.
So making that one doll for youwas like bringing back memories
, and now I'm getting all theseideas about the dolls and yeah,
(09:20):
yeah, I love the fact that youmade them like even bigger than
one.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
I mean the ones that I have sit on shelves and
they're great.
I mean, they're a nice presence.
These aren't like tiny dollsthat fit in your hand.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
They're tall, but even bigger.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
You've made them even bigger, which is fabulous.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Yeah, I have one sitting right here on my desk
looking at me from years ago andit's a big one.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
I love that you have the first one, george, that's
awesome.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Yeah, so where do you ?
find your inspiration so wheredo you find your inspiration?
Well, I'll go out on a day andgo art shopping.
That's a big inspiration,sometimes a little too much.
And then I love leafing throughold magazines and nature,
(10:09):
nature, the beach, just you know.
Going out and looking, justlooking, looking, looking at
other people's stuff, not tocopy, but just like saying
trends.
I like to see what the trendsare, you know.
And inspiration comes to mefrom God Most of all.
(10:30):
I'm just a God-fearing womanand I just believe that I've
been given this gift to go onwith my life with this stuff,
you know Sure.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Yeah, our connection to spirituality is a huge
motivator for us to find, youknow, those meanings and things
that we're seeing every day.
So, no, I totally understandthat.
Yes, so what do you think yourbiggest challenges as an artist?
What have they been through allof this like rollercoaster that
you've experienced?
Speaker 2 (11:03):
My biggest challenge is promoting myself, getting out
there and I'm kind of itdoesn't seem like it when I'm in
a group, um, but I'm a real shyperson and I have a problem
with like getting out there andbeing like, look at what I did
(11:25):
or look at who who I am, or mostpeople don't, even in my family
circle, friend circle that Ihave here in Ohio, don't even
know what I do.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
That's amazing to me.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Yeah, so I.
That is my biggest challenge.
So you have helped me in thisstage of my life.
Jump out of that box, good.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Good, I hope I pushed you really far because you have
just have your work seen and Ilove that because we really have
talked about sharing it acrossthe platform.
That I have has given peoplethe ability to find you, even if
they hadn't seen you for a longtime like oh, bobby's still
working on art if they hadn'tseen you for a long time like oh
(12:11):
, bobby's still working on art.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
I want to order something and you've received
orders.
Yes, I have, I have.
Since you opened and put me outthere, there was a lady looking
for me in Florida.
She couldn't find me, but shehappened to see on the feed your
post.
She's like oh my gosh, thereshe is.
She ordered two big paintingsfrom me, from you yeah, that's
(12:36):
what I'm here for.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
That's what I want to do.
That makes me so happy.
That is fulfilling that want inmy heart to expand the
community of not only the peoplehere in Stark County and our
Ohio family, but beyond, becausethere's so much talent and I
(12:57):
want everyone to see what we canoffer.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Oh yeah, I tell everybody about your place.
I stopped a guy in Michaels theother day.
He was asking me for help andhe's a balloon artist and I said
you've got to go over toTracy's place and he's a balloon
artist.
And I I said you got to go overto Tracy's place and told him
all about you.
And you know, I tell everybodyabout your place.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
That's a thank you.
That's very kind.
And I everyone is, you know Iwant everybody there.
I want all kinds of art and allkinds of creativity and I don't
want anyone to be a fearful oftheir opinion of art.
If they like it and don't likeit, I mean all of that is good,
it's positive, it's a discussion, it's worthwhile More of that.
(13:40):
So definitely.
I agree with you.
So the month of.
October is your month, but whatafter that's done?
Where can everyone find yourwork?
Speaker 2 (13:51):
They can go to my website.
It's bobbypickenswixcom forwardslash portfolio and Bobby.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
B-O-B-B-I yes, I just want to make sure.
B-o-b-b-i Pickens P-I-C-K-E-N-S.
And I will have the link toyour website in the show notes,
so it's very convenient foreveryone to be able to click it
and go right to your site.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Okay, it's Bobby Pickens art.
I forgot to say art.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
So those are the reasons we got to get those
links out there.
So that'll be definitely on theshow notes and you are on
social media too, pardon me, andyou are on social media as well
.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
I am.
Yeah, I'm not real techie, butI'm learning.
But yeah, I am.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Yeah, so definitely be able to find Bobby on
Instagram and on Facebook andyour website.
And then whatever they want theycan text me.
I've done so many orders overtexting and never even met the
(15:01):
person.
My goodness, Is your phone onyour website then for them to
yes?
Okay, that's fine, We'll makesure that that's there.
And we just finished a fabulousbracelet class.
This week Got Bobby with all ofher beads and the funky colors
and shapes and just oh my gosh,they were so much fun to make.
We did it.
You did a great job.
You were like so worried aboutteaching and you did a fabulous
(15:23):
job.
Probably have another one nextyear because we had such a great
time.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I was worried but I think I pulled it off pretty
well.
You did you absolutely did, so.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
is there any?
Are there any other subjectmatters or anything that you've
been working on that you want toshare that people could look
forward to?
Speaker 2 (15:45):
I'm working on right now for a lady in Florida, a
beach house made with blue jeansand a mermaid, and they're real
big pieces so I can put themonline as I work with them.
You know, get them finished.
I like to do the steps and showpeople the steps, and that's
(16:07):
what I'm working on right now,and then after that I'm going to
be doing your little hearts anddolls.
I can't wait.
Yeah, yeah, so those will bereally cool.
Yeah, I want to get my hands inthat.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
So we will make sure we share everything online and
get you up to speed on thatInstagram posting, because
process videos and picturespeople love to see how an artist
gets through those steps beforethe final product, so that's a
good thing that you're sharingnow.
Is that right?
I think?
I think you're right about that.
Yeah, absolutely, people loveto see the process.
Okay, oh, bobby, thank you somuch for joining me.
(16:45):
This is fabulous.
I just love talking to you andI'm going to like.
try to grab some more picturesso everyone can see some of the
things that you have done in thepast too, and then all the
links to your information willbe in the show notes.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
OK, that sounds great .
I appreciate you having me onyour podcast.
Oh, you are so welcome.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
Thanks for joining me , and if anyone has any
questions in particular that wedidn't discuss, you can send
them along my way and I'll getthem to Bobby and we can just
post them on our social media.
So thanks again, bobby.
Have a great weekend.
Thank you you too Bye,no-transcript.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
no-transcript.
Hello everyone, welcome back to Brutally Made.
I am super excited to have theOctober exhibiting artist at my
studio gallery with us today.
This is Miss Darling BobbyPickens.
Hi, Bobby.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Hi, Tracy darling, I'm so happy that you're having
me.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Oh my gosh, I'm super excited to talk about your
process and your artwork and allof the things that have made
your pieces just stand out toeveryone walking by.
It makes them come in.
They're so bright and colorful.
So really introduce yourselfand your business and really
(00:51):
like what you do.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Okay, hi, thank you.
I'm Bobbi Pickens and I am aself-taught artist of many
mediums and I have been doingart all of my life, since I was
in kindergarten, I would say Iremember finger painting and I
can still smell the smell of thefinger paint.
(01:14):
Yeah, yeah, and I live in Ohio,sometimes in Florida, and I do
work for a builder down thereand furnish his beach homes for
him with really funky art that Ido, and I've been doing art,
like I said, forever.
But I have gone from doingdolls at one point in my life
(01:38):
worldwide to art, then to artand art and art and art.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Yeah, so when you're saying art, you're talking
canvas.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I'm talking canvas art.
Yeah, okay, and I always end upgoing sideways and forward and
which way backwards?
On other things too, but Ialways come back to the canvas
art.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
We say canvas art.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
They're're oversized.
Nice and big pieces, very bigpieces.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah, I love to do big pieces.
I just think they're so vibrant.
And the people that order themfrom me I get a lot of orders
from Florida and I sold somefrom you also at the store um,
they say that my art makes themhappy.
That's what they always say.
(02:28):
I know I love that, so it makesme happy when they say that, so
that gives me incentive to keepgoing.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
You know, yeah, yeah definitely You're inspirational,
definitely inspirational, andit does the spin.
You're inspirational,definitely inspirational, and it
does the spin.
Do you have a genre or a themethat you feel like fits your art
?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
I think it's.
I always say whimsical, funkykind of out there.
I don't want to say outsiderart, but sometimes More
whimsical and very, verycolorful and very, very colorful
.
That's not to say that I don'tlike to do muted dark colors
(03:17):
also, but I do use a lot ofbright colors and I like to do
angels and anything that's likespiritual or um like they're
inspirational.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
You, you incorporate a lot of words into your pieces
that resonate with peoplelooking at them and finding them
.
Because they're looking, theysee them like hidden.
Or some are very you know, justin your face, very blatant,
because they're looking, theysee them like hidden.
Or some are very you know, justin your face, very blatant,
because they're very bold.
But, yeah, your pieces do havea theme with trying to resonate
a feeling or an emotion with theviewer, definitely.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Yeah, that's what I try to do.
I try and that's what peopleseem to like.
You know, I do a lot of beachystuff when I'm in Florida.
So if you go to my website,you'll see that there's a lot of
beachy stuff when I'm inFlorida.
So if you go to my website,you'll see that there's a lot of
beachy stuff on there.
But that's not to say that'sonly because I'm in Florida
sometimes, so it's not to saythat I wouldn't do any other
(04:18):
thing.
That's custom, you know.
Right, right, right right.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
I love when we were talking about the history of
like what you had done, yourjourney of businesses and really
art inspired work.
I had no idea that you had doneeverything.
Talk about that like journey.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Yes, well, in like 1980s I guess I was in a bad
place, I want to say, and I madethis Humpty Dumpty doll out of
wood.
My dad had a lumber company soI always used the wood scrap.
So I made this Humpty Dumptydoll.
(04:57):
Somebody bought it.
It kept selling, and my friendwas arts and crafts promoter
Barb and I decided to do a show.
Well, I sold out of all thoseso I made this one doll.
I still have him.
His name's George, and this waslike the late 1980s, and I was
(05:17):
doing this because I needed anincome.
So I thought, wow, okay, onedoll, two dolls, dolls, maybe
more dolls, maybe maybe there'sa market for this.
And so I looked up sales reps,like in Columbus, and I found
(05:38):
one and she like met me and waslike blown away, like just, I
want to sell your work.
So I was in the Columbus giftMart for years and selling these
funky dolls, kind of notlife-size but bigger than the
(06:00):
ones I'm doing for you.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
But you're making these one at a time.
It's not like you mask.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
One at a time.
I'm doing it myself, one at atime.
And one day we're sitting thereand my fax machine started
going off and all these ordersstarted coming over the fax
machine, like hundreds andhundreds and hundreds of them
from the show.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
That had to be exhilarating and frightening at
the same time.
It was.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
I was like, oh, this is so amazing, I'm so excited, I
was so excited to see thenumbers on the page.
And then how am I gonna do allthis?
And so I started high.
I hired a woman to sew for me.
Then, from from that, I hadlike I ended up having like five
to eight employees.
(06:53):
I was even selling to Japan,yeah.
So.
And then when the market wentto Zoom and nobody wanted to pay
any money for artwork, it kindof filtered, started filtering.
So that's when I started mycanvas art and also I met my
(07:16):
husband.
So that took my life in adifferent direction too, but I
never did stop doing artworkyeah, but that's kind of changed
your medium and changed yourfocus yeah, but that was just
one jump in my journey.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Gosh, that is an incredible story.
Yeah, especially when you wantto hear how people find
representation and licensingopportunities now, and we rely
on the internet.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Yes, so, Sarah, you are calling in this fact machine
.
Yes, I'm so interested in allof that now.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I know I just love that history and it's just
incredible to see your work.
And, oh my goodness, bobby, I,I do.
I have two dolls that areavailable in the shop right now
and they're glorious.
There's one that is this witch,that is just super cool, and
then this jazzy little funkygirl with the cotton candy pink
(08:09):
hair.
She's adorable and they're bothavailable in the store and she
created those and she'll.
You know, bobby just comesbouncing in.
I made the pattern and I madelike everything it's not like
she's purchased a simplicitypattern and like all that.
She's created everything fromscratch, everything.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Yep, everything, the whole thing from scratch.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
And I, everything, the whole thing from scratch, I
and I do the pattern over andover until I get it just the way
I want it oh so really acrossthe whole gamut of dolls to your
canvases, to even like yourfunky blocks and your jewelry,
everything all this medium likeis there.
Is there a consistent?
I mean I know there's aconsistent, a consistency, and
(08:52):
bright colors and very likemeaningful pieces that are
incorporated in stuff.
But do you have a favoritemedium?
Painting?
Speaker 2 (09:00):
painting um, yes, I, painting and fabric are my two
favorite.
I love to sew, I love to handsew, so I I love creating these
dolls.
So making that one doll for youwas like bringing back memories
, and now I'm getting all theseideas about the dolls and yeah,
(09:20):
yeah, I love the fact that youmade them like even bigger than
one.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
I mean the ones that I have sit on shelves and
they're great.
I mean, they're a nice presence.
These aren't like tiny dollsthat fit in your hand.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
They're tall, but even bigger.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
You've made them even bigger, which is fabulous.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Yeah, I have one sitting right here on my desk
looking at me from years ago andit's a big one.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
I love that you have the first one, george, that's
awesome.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Yeah, so where do you ?
find your inspiration so wheredo you find your inspiration?
Well, I'll go out on a day andgo art shopping.
That's a big inspiration,sometimes a little too much.
And then I love leafing throughold magazines and nature,
(10:09):
nature, the beach, just you know.
Going out and looking, justlooking, looking, looking at
other people's stuff, not tocopy, but just like saying
trends.
I like to see what the trendsare, you know.
And inspiration comes to mefrom God Most of all.
(10:30):
I'm just a God-fearing womanand I just believe that I've
been given this gift to go onwith my life with this stuff,
you know Sure.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Yeah, our connection to spirituality is a huge
motivator for us to find, youknow, those meanings and things
that we're seeing every day.
So, no, I totally understandthat.
Yes, so what do you think yourbiggest challenges as an artist?
What have they been through allof this like rollercoaster that
you've experienced?
Speaker 2 (11:03):
My biggest challenge is promoting myself, getting out
there and I'm kind of itdoesn't seem like it when I'm in
a group, um, but I'm a real shyperson and I have a problem
with like getting out there andbeing like, look at what I did
(11:25):
or look at who who I am, or mostpeople don't, even in my family
circle, friend circle that Ihave here in Ohio, don't even
know what I do.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
That's amazing to me.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Yeah, so I.
That is my biggest challenge.
So you have helped me in thisstage of my life.
Jump out of that box, good.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Good, I hope I pushed you really far because you have
just have your work seen and Ilove that because we really have
talked about sharing it acrossthe platform.
That I have has given peoplethe ability to find you, even if
they hadn't seen you for a longtime like oh, bobby's still
working on art if they hadn'tseen you for a long time like oh
(12:11):
, bobby's still working on art.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
I want to order something and you've received
orders.
Yes, I have, I have.
Since you opened and put me outthere, there was a lady looking
for me in Florida.
She couldn't find me, but shehappened to see on the feed your
post.
She's like oh my gosh, thereshe is.
She ordered two big paintingsfrom me, from you yeah, that's
(12:36):
what I'm here for.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
That's what I want to do.
That makes me so happy.
That is fulfilling that want inmy heart to expand the
community of not only the peoplehere in Stark County and our
Ohio family, but beyond, becausethere's so much talent and I
(12:57):
want everyone to see what we canoffer.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Oh yeah, I tell everybody about your place.
I stopped a guy in Michaels theother day.
He was asking me for help andhe's a balloon artist and I said
you've got to go over toTracy's place and he's a balloon
artist.
And I I said you got to go overto Tracy's place and told him
all about you.
And you know, I tell everybodyabout your place.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
That's a thank you.
That's very kind.
And I everyone is, you know Iwant everybody there.
I want all kinds of art and allkinds of creativity and I don't
want anyone to be a fearful oftheir opinion of art.
If they like it and don't likeit, I mean all of that is good,
it's positive, it's a discussion, it's worthwhile More of that.
(13:40):
So definitely.
I agree with you.
So the month of.
October is your month, but whatafter that's done?
Where can everyone find yourwork?
Speaker 2 (13:51):
They can go to my website.
It's bobbypickenswixcom forwardslash portfolio and Bobby.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
B-O-B-B-I yes, I just want to make sure.
B-o-b-b-i Pickens P-I-C-K-E-N-S.
And I will have the link toyour website in the show notes,
so it's very convenient foreveryone to be able to click it
and go right to your site.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Okay, it's Bobby Pickens art.
I forgot to say art.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
So those are the reasons we got to get those
links out there.
So that'll be definitely on theshow notes and you are on
social media too, pardon me, andyou are on social media as well
.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
I am.
Yeah, I'm not real techie, butI'm learning.
But yeah, I am.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Yeah, so definitely be able to find Bobby on
Instagram and on Facebook andyour website.
And then whatever they want theycan text me.
I've done so many orders overtexting and never even met the
(15:01):
person.
My goodness, Is your phone onyour website then for them to
yes?
Okay, that's fine, We'll makesure that that's there.
And we just finished a fabulousbracelet class.
This week Got Bobby with all ofher beads and the funky colors
and shapes and just oh my gosh,they were so much fun to make.
We did it.
You did a great job.
You were like so worried aboutteaching and you did a fabulous
(15:23):
job.
Probably have another one nextyear because we had such a great
time.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I was worried but I think I pulled it off pretty
well.
You did you absolutely did, so.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
is there any?
Are there any other subjectmatters or anything that you've
been working on that you want toshare that people could look
forward to?
Speaker 2 (15:45):
I'm working on right now for a lady in Florida, a
beach house made with blue jeansand a mermaid, and they're real
big pieces so I can put themonline as I work with them.
You know, get them finished.
I like to do the steps and showpeople the steps, and that's
(16:07):
what I'm working on right now,and then after that I'm going to
be doing your little hearts anddolls.
I can't wait.
Yeah, yeah, so those will bereally cool.
Yeah, I want to get my hands inthat.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
So we will make sure we share everything online and
get you up to speed on thatInstagram posting, because
process videos and picturespeople love to see how an artist
gets through those steps beforethe final product, so that's a
good thing that you're sharingnow.
Is that right?
I think?
I think you're right about that.
Yeah, absolutely, people loveto see the process.
Okay, oh, bobby, thank you somuch for joining me.
(16:45):
This is fabulous.
I just love talking to you andI'm going to like.
try to grab some more picturesso everyone can see some of the
things that you have done in thepast too, and then all the
links to your information willbe in the show notes.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
OK, that sounds great .
I appreciate you having me onyour podcast.
Oh, you are so welcome.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
Thanks for joining me , and if anyone has any
questions in particular that wedidn't discuss, you can send
them along my way and I'll getthem to Bobby and we can just
post them on our social media.
So thanks again, bobby.
Have a great weekend.
Thank you you too Bye,no-transcript.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
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