The word deft is defined as, “Quick and neat in action; skillful.” Ben means what he says when he describes his work using this single adjective. His work is deliberate, thoughtful and conversation-starting. Thanks for sharing your point of view with us, and causing us to spend way too much time contemplating whether or not triangles truly are our friends.
Ben McNutt
Random Facts About You?I go to one of the two art boarding high schools in the US.
I live on a farm in which has a Llama.
Bears are the number one threat to Ameri-I mean me.
I really actually like what I do.
What got you started crafting?
My thought process was really simple, it went, "Why the hell not?" From there I tried and learned and now I am where I am at now, loving what I do.
What is your source of inspiration?
Everything. I cannot leave out my loves, aka my dogs. But really, shapes, colours, everything that I see.
What have you made recently?
I am working on this camera appliqué. It is way to mechanical for my liking, so I probably wont do it again but I like it. I have to get the fabric, measure it to be exactly, iron on the appliqué'd pieces one by one, sew it, etc, so it gets to be quite a long process with more measuring than I would like. It looks like a camera though, and feels like a camera...no it does not feel like a camera because it is on a shirt! I give it a personal touch by hand screen printing each of my tags for my shirts as well.
Where do you sell your crafts presently?
I sell my work on Etsy.
Why are handmade crafts important to you?
Why not! It is not too expensive, it is original, it is just awesome.
Find Me
LocationLexington, KY
Email Address
Ben McNutt
Personal Website
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrismaticTherapy
@benjy1416
