Art Starter: Donna Sadler

Who/what inspired you artistically?
I have always had a keen interest in making arts and crafts since I was a kid. The desire to make art and music extended into my later life when I started to read more about pop culture references. I have always loved to travel and the places I've been and people I have met along the way have continued to inspire me to create.

What do you love about illustration as a medium?
Illustration is such a broad medium, it encompasses everything from drawing and painting to digital work and printmaking and can be 2D and 3D so the sky is the limit with your creativity.

Who is your favourite artist?
Too many to choose from but taking a few old and a few new I would have to list Andrew Holder, Lizzy Stewart, Sarah McNeil, Eduardo Recife, Kurt Schwitters and Andy Warhol.

If you could live in an art decade in history when would it be?
It may be a cliché, but I would have loved to be around when pop art was happening in the '50s and '60s. A lot of my influences in art and culture spring from this era in New York and London.

Was it strange the first time you called yourself an artist?
Nope. It's just a way of life.

If you weren't an artist what would you be doing?
Being an artist… That's all I ever have done and can do, but that extends to a lot of creative things so music and visual arts come under the same banner for me.

WHAT: Illustre 2012

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday 30 October to Sunday 18 November, Chapel Off Chapel Gallery