Lori Barker   
Your name and what is your medium and website?

Lori Barker, mixed media artist. www.spiritcollage.com
http://spiritcollage.homestead.com/artworks.html

Is your studio at home or outside, and if at home, is it a dedicated room or are you having to share it with other family members?

I have always been fortunate to have my own studio space.

Are you finding it difficult to work now? Or has this become a time of great creativity?

It is difficult due to the cancellations of art shows and the uncertainty of if any will be scheduled again.

What is it you are working on now? Does it relate in any way to current events, or are you letting this be a time of releasing all that while the ideas flow?

My creativity has consisted of painting my bedroom and outdoor furniture. But as in troubled times in the past, I have felt as if I was stalled for a reason and the outcome will be revealed in a renewal of spirit and artwork.

Do you think this experience will permanently alter the way you create, or do you think you will go back to your way of creating art before, and if it will change you, in what way and why?

I’m trying to go deeper within myself finding out who I really am. This is an extension of my grief from the loss of my husband a year ago. Inspiration has always come to me in dreams, so I can hope my next steps will come when necessary to propel me forward.
 my studio space
Artwork for my solo shows
to be held???
Purple Door Gallery at my Goshen home