theodosia marchant
How did you find your way to Los Angeles? It feels like you come from everywhere, what do you think of when you hear the word home? What’s the longest you’ve lived in one place?
I moved to Los Angeles in March 2013 with my partner thanks to a work placement he got. Previously I lived in London for nearly 17 years but I was born in Athens, Greece. I left Athens when I was pretty young and moved to London to study.
You’ve described yourself as inpatient and stubborn. That doesn’t fit with how we see you in the gallery. Feel like telling us about where that comes from and how it fits into your process?
I am impatient and stubborn with myself, I am my harshest critic, I never sugar coat anything that has to do with me, on the other hand I am the most understanding, patient person with people i care about and I am surrounded by. I love what I am doing, and I want to do it well, I got this chance to materialize my dream and I don't want to mess around with it, that's all it is!
How has being a new mother changed your work?
So yes, I recently became a mother to a sweet little boy and I am loving it. He's my inspiration to push forward, I don't think that his existence has changed my work, some might say that it has turned my work a bit more colorful but honestly, I think that might have happened as a natural progression.
Mike and Laura were so happy the first time you agreed to show at ShockBoxx. How did it happen?
I saw the call for art, it was a gallery clearly new in an area I've never shown work before and got intrigued. Mike and Laura are like minded people, both passionate about their art and about their gallery. What I found most attractive was their down to earth attitude, my type of people.
