We recently connected with Stephen Pitts and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Stephen thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’ve love to hear an interesting investment story – what was one of the best or worst investments you’ve made? (Note, these responses are only intended as entertainment and shouldn’t be construed as investment advice)

My best investment for my artist career is renting an artist’s studio at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment. before having this studio space, all of my art sales and promotion was based on my website and participation in art shows. Art shows can be hit or miss, are subject to travel expenses, demographics and weather. Sales from a website are subject to promotion strategies, search engine results and other complicated factors. Lowe Mill operates a seasonal outdoor artist’s market every year at its location in Huntsville, Alabama which is conveniently located near my home. After participating in the outdoor artist’s market for several years, I applied for a studio space and was accepted. Lowe Mill is the largest artist’s cooperative in the US with 150 studios and 200 working artists. The advantage of having a studio space at this well known, very popular venue is that visitors from all over the country who have never heard of my art and may never find my website can discover my art when they visit Lowe Mill. Now I spend less time on art shows and focus almost entirely on creating my art in my studio. This is where the majority of my art business is conducted and is also my creative space cor creating my art.

Stephen, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My artwork is pen and ink drawing. I started drawing at age 10. I am fascinated with machines, mechanical design, architecture, and crystallographic symmetry patterns. All of my inspiration for creating my art comes form these sources. I find imagery related to these subjects in various sources such as museums, exhibits, and on-line forums and websites. This imagery finds it way into my drawings. My handmade artwork is all pen and ink drawings created with Rapidograph .25 mm pens. I also use traditional technical drafting tools to make my designs. My drawings are intricate, meticulous and detailed. I am proud of the fact that I am creating artwork all by hand without any computer software. My artwork is unusual and unique and this is what appeals to my art fans.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Of all of my life skills, my art stands out as the highest. It is my best talent and its what I want to be recognized for. It is how I share my inspiration for excellence. It is also completely mine to design and create. If I am pleased with it, then I am happy to share it so it is not fundamentally subject to approval or judgment by others. I also derive great satisfaction from creating a drawing that I like.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

One of my principal goals as an artist is to fully support myself. Most artists I know find this difficult. To support myself, I have to sell my artwork. Selling artwork is subject many variables that are hard to understand and control. I have experienced many extreme fluctuations in success. These can affect my personal assessments unfairly and cause other problems that are hard to overcome. My first fine art show was an abysmal experience. In spite of this, I kept applying for shows and promoting my artwork. This later yielded the results I was looking for.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://symmetricaluniverse.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/symmetricaluniverse
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/symmetrical.universe.art
• Other: https://lowemill.art/studio-directory/symmetrical-universe-studio-2051/

Image Credits
All images provided are mine.