Mountlake Terrace LIBRARY Elise Hegrat

The Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission presents the Elise Hegrat Exhibit at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Avenue W.

Artist Statement:
Working in the very left brain career of Finance and Accounting, I have spent much time with my nose in spreadsheets and number crunching. Expectations of tight results. Expectations of tight deadlines. Over the years, I have always craved creative outlets to free my mind and relax. From sewing my own designs, to doing my own interior design and landscape design, being creative has helped me…fly.

It was only in the last 10 years or so that I started working with art pieces. I’ve tried watercolor (with little success) pastels, drawing and have now moved into acrylics and mosaics. I have done classes at Cole and Gage, and have learned so many very important things that I use regularly. One class we were even invited to show in a local office for Art Walk.

After being so restricted in my career, I find I mostly just like playing. A lot of trial and error. I have only shown in the local juried art shows, and that made me happy enough. But being invited to the Mountlake Terrace Library is a very exciting prospect!

I get inspiration from just about anything, from flowers to European brick street patterns. I have a lot of ideas in my head and I hope to get them all on to a canvas or glass on a wood substrate.