We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Liz Sabol about their original and creative Cuff design work. Liz Sabol is an award-winning fashion designer, that makes our world a better place with their original cuff works.
Liz Sabol ("LS") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Mad Hatter Cuff. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
LS : My goal in designing this cuff was to push the boundaries of my current body of work.
LS : I plan on wearing the Mad Hatter as often as possible! But more seriously, I aim to take the lessons learned in creating the Mad Hatter to create even more fantastical wearable art following this direction. I am currently working on the Cheshire Cat neck-cuff.
LS : I had been thinking about what I wanted to achieve for several months, narrowing down the down the possibilities. Once I decided on the direction and started final sketching, the design concept developed more quickly than I expected, a couple days or so. The execution itself turned out to be much more difficult, presenting several challenges, and had several stages that all told, took about seven or eight weeks.
LS : I did not create this cuff to sell as part of my inventory. I wanted to explore the possibilities of my technique without limitations of time or material constraint.
LS : I take pride in producing my work, in every aspect, using my own skills. Every piece I make is an individual vision that becomes a story for it's wearer. I have no current plans to have my work or designs to be produced or licensed by another company.
LS : I find awe and inspiration in the work of all artists in every medium. The inspiration for me comes not from their ideas or designs, but rather the passion they express in their art.
LS : I love traditional art techniques and technology, and use aspects of both to create my pieces. One of my favorite tools is the spontaneity of pencil and paper, but then I turn on the computer and I'm mesmerized with the precision I can achieve when refining the pencil sketches with Adobe Illustrator!
LS : Technology is a necessary component of my process. By digitizing my designs, I am able to print to a etching laser, making detailed molds to shape the metal.
