About Me
Artist’s Statement
The one thing that inspires me, grabs my attention, or just plain excites me is COLOR! It is my tool of choice to create emotion in my work. Fabric or yarns are usually my medium. I’m inspired by our planet (and saving Mother Earth), leaves, architecture, philosophical concepts, and the Cosmos. I often use circles in my work to illustrate the cyclic nature of things. I aspire to create a mood rather than a statement. I will occasionally employ realism to make sure my point is understood but prefer working abstractly. Usually, I just like to create a feeling that is pleasant or uplifting. For me, the finished product is a bonus. It’s the journey, the work, the color and materials that are my bliss.
Welcome to my Blog
Me, most of the time!
I am Deborah Pym Harowitz and I play with yarn and fabric. Color and fiber (and other odd bits) are my artistic medium. I hope to share my successes and failures with you through these pages. One can always hope that there will be more of the former than the later 
Changes
06/10/2009Â -Â Choosing a new business name and focus.
I’ve been Scarlet Zebra Fiber Arts since 1998. I started with a brick and mortar shop in downtown Mesa, Arizona – about 400 sq feet. I sold dyes and all related supplies, beads and beading supplies and I had a Fiber Art Gallery. I also sold a lot of lamp worked glass beads by local glass artists. It was a fabulous year of hard work, growth and energy. Unfortunately, the building I was subletting became unavailable. I moved the whole operation to the Internet (and as a vendor at various shows) where I continued with fiber art supplies of all kinds until 2006. Feeling a need to change direction and spend my time doing something besides the never ending paperwork involved in running a business ;o) I closed. I floundered a bit afterward trying to get my muse back. I’ve slowly gotten to the point where I can do a little artwork again (I confess to more knitting than art quilting but it might be because I work in a yarn shop part time – you do what you are exposed to the most. So my directional aim is doing more art – in what ever form it comes to me.
Why the name change? Long story, that. Do I confess I’m sick of black and red? A little. The biggest reason is a conflict in the name usage. I discovered a (very colorful) young lady from across the pond was using it on My Space about four years ago. I decided then it was not going to affect me and chose to ignore it. Times have changed and I felt the need for some social networking connections (we do live in the boondocks). The “other” SZ had tied up the name on most of them. After a bit of research I have decided that the name really fits her better than it does me. I also think that a name change may help galvanize me into the changes I wish to make with my artwork. After this many years it is really an identity change (crises?).
My game plan is simple; I will renew my old SZ domain names for as many years as is needed for people to quit using it to find me. My new name has been registered and now points to my Blog. The name on my Blog will change soon and I am gradually changing my identity on Ravlery as well as opening a new Etsy shop under my new name. I’ve joined Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. I’m a fiber geek, not a computer geek so these changes may not be real speedy or utilized to their fullest potential.
“The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.” – old sage in Nepal in “High Road to China” (movie)
What else might you see here? My wonderful hubby is learning hot glass and you will occasionally get a glimpse of his work here too. Our talented daughter will continue to add her creative influence as she always has – even though she is working at becoming a world famous Playwright. You have seen her as my model on occasions (she does it so much better than I do!) but her influence , tho vast, will probably not be obvious to my readers.
I work part time in a yarn shop and teach knitting (sock) classes. If you are ever in the greater Detroit area, come see us at Heritage Spinning & Weaving.
Watch for new additions; a gallery of work, designs and (occasionally) finished work for sale at my old Etsy Shop and at my New Etsy Shop Progress may be slow, I’m not the most organized or disciplined person alive (stop chuckling, Mom!). But life is good and I will stop to smell the lavender along the way ;o)
Want to e-mail me? seaairarts at gmail dot com