Madison Tovar: December Artist Spotlight
December’s artist spotlight, carefully chosen by the fine arts faculty, is Madison Tovar, 20, a pottery artist.
Tovar is working towards an Associates of Fine Arts. She is unsure where she’d like to go after graduation this spring. Her heart desires travel so she is thinking that she’d like to get out of the state of Washington. Tovar is from Southern California and she has no desire to return. Four years ago she moved to Auburn to be with family during the mourning of her uncle.
She currently works for Amazon in processing and sorts packages in the warehouse. With the holiday shopping in full swing she explained that she will be working quite often and it is a drain on her creative thoughts.
Other than pottery she is currently taking beginning film photography and beginning design. If she were to change her major from pottery it would be to design.
Tovar can see herself in 10 years continuing her love of pottery, she believes that it will always be a part of her life. “I know this is cringe-worthy but I didn’t find pottery, pottery found me” said Tovar.
Her mother loves her artwork but sees Tovar doing something more with her life like becoming a doctor or a lawyer.
Even though her mother would like for her to become something “more”, Tovar believes that pottery is something that she can do well in. She believes that those other jobs that her mom wishes she would do she could excel in. However, her passion and drive is for pottery.
Her biggest influence is her own drive to be her very best self. Her family are also her influence because none of them went to college so completing college herself is big goal. Growing up with three siblings with all of them being younger than she is, it was needed for her to be a good influence for them and herself.
She wants her siblings to know that they can do anything they want with their life. She wants to inspire them to do whatever their heart desires.
Tovar wants to be the best she can be. She believes that she can do so much because she has seen herself do it.
The constant reminder that she should give up from the anxiety and depression haunting the back of her mind is inspiration to get up and do more.
Tovar has considered herself as an artist since birth. She has always had the inspiration to look for deeper meanings in all that surrounds her.
She has taken many classes that have helped to build her skill and love for pottery. Art history she appreciated because it taught her the history of how pottery was started.
When people see her art she hopes that they see the imperfections and the imperfections in her as an artist.
“Imperfections are what make us who we are” said Tovar.
She wants people to be comfortable with their mistakes and to embrace them.
Her advice to other beginning artists is to find other art outlets that can help expand their knowledge because it gives them more tools for their tool belt and it helps to find out what they truly like.
