Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to David Lloyd. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

David, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I’ve made art since I was a little kid so I can’t really put an exact time on when I learned to do what I do. I don’t there’s a fast way to become an artist. The process of trial and error, experimentation, success and failure are the very things that make art happen. I think the skill I have that has been most essential to my life as an artist is my willingness to simply try things. Go down rabbit holes and see where they take me.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Like I said, before, I’ve always made art, but going to art school kind of catapulted me into the art world. After graduating, I immediately started showing with a very well-known gallery. I showed pretty there consistently through the mid 80s to the mid 90s. After that, I took a break from the art world to sort of reassess my work. I’ve always been interested in different ways of making art and materials that might not be generally associated with fine art so I wanted to explore that. The art world rewards creating a style or way of making art and endlessly repeating it. I’ve never been interested in that (Sometimes to my detriment!). I like to think of my studio as a laboratory where I can be a bit of a mad scientist.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think everyone is creative in some way. I’ve taught art for 30 years and people who swear that they’re completely uncreative consistently come up with some pretty interesting stuff. People are so completely different that the way they access they’re creativity is going to reflect that. I think humans are wired for creativity but we’re not taught that in school. You can be creative in any aspect of your life, you just have to be open to it.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

I’m a bit of a beginner in the social media space so I’m still in the middle of a learning curve. What l will say is that if you can physically show up at openings, party’s, meetings, whatever, you will meet people and many will want to follow you on instagram and facebook. I’m sure there’s ways to exponentially increase your followers, but the most important contacts I’ve made through social media have been from being out and about and meeting people who end up following me and they’re friends end up following me and you end up with followers who are particularly interested in what you do.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @david__lloyd

Image Credits
Trevor Albert for personal photo of artist