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Darryl
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- Location:
- WMASS
- About Me:
- My name is Darryl Ballou and I grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts. I always knew that art was my passion. I recall in kindergarten as other kids claimed they wished to be doctors, lawyers, and such, I said proudly "I want to be an artist" Luckily, I had a lot of teachers that supported me, which nurtured my passion.
As a child I loved the book by Leo Lionni "Alexander and the Wind up Mouse" and after many years I actually met Leo Lionni face to face at a Cooper Union retrospective. I shook his hand and told him what his art meant to me, thrilled to have learned that he, too, was an alumni from the same college I would graduate from, The Cooper Union on the lower east side in New York City. I told him that all of these years he was the reason that I wanted to be an artist.
After graduating with a BFA I worked for a cabinet shop making high end furniture and other related items, those years have passed and now I am starting my own business. Nature has always been a strong influence in my work, "Let Nature be your Teacher" is a motto that I follow. I live a simple life with a garden, my fiancée, my dog and five chickens.
- Gender:
- Guy
- I am a/an:
- Independent Artist/Designer
- (Designers only) I create:
- Fine woodworking items, furniture, custom cabinets. I am a painter as well.
- (Designers only) I am willing to do:
- Custom orders, Consignment, Wholesaling
- (Designers only) I have been featured on:
- Etsy
- (Designers only) My work is sold at:
- Greenfield Welcome Center, 18 Miner Street, Greenfield MA
Salmon Falls Artisan Gallery, 176 Ashfield Street, Shelburne Falls
MA
Vermont Artisan Designs, 106 Main Street, Brattleboro VT
- Website #2:
- http://www.artisandesignsdtb.blogspot.com
- Favorite Designers/Artists:
- Sam Maloof
Van Gogh
Bukowski
- Favorite Music/Musicians:
- Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Johnny Cash
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Darryl's Blog
The Urban Chicken Coop
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 9:11am —
If anyone is in VT....
We will be at the Wilmington Vt Flea Market for a weekend of crafts and fun! Please come by our booth and check out our work. My fiancee will be there with me, she will have beautiful handbags, jewelry and accessories. I will also have a new product in my shop, I have featured one for about a week now. I am designing and making wooden combs. They have been a big hit so far with family and friends, check it out.
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:41am —
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