ARTFIELDS 2021 LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Vicki PalmerArtist
story by Kim Brauss
“I’ll try any type of art at least once,” says Florence artist Vicki Palmer. “I can’t pin down one type of art that I do. I love all art. I paint, love pottery, jewelry making, and sculpture. …I am presently having fun working with unusual materials. I am working on a sculpture made from just about everything.” Palmer, a graduate of Winthrop University with a major in art and art education, is among the artists 16
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accepted into ArtFields – the annual, nine-day art competition in Lake City. Palmer is one of the entrants in the Southeast competing for $100,000 in prizes. ArtFields was founded in 2013 with a “mission to celebrate Southern art and revitalize” the town through the arts. “My art is inspired by everything around me. With technology today, the possibilities are endless. There are patterns in a piece of wood, color in the night sky; how can artists not be inspired? …I lived in Bishopville for thirty years. People who know me will be surprised by this because I was previously more of a wildlife artist.” Palmer’s creativeness was recognized by her parents at an early age. “My mother tried to find an art class for me to attend at age five. At that time there were no classes for small children. I was lucky enough to have the local YMCA allow me to take classes with adults.
