Manifesto
DaPopPop objects exist as metaphor for life.
Interest, warmth, imperfection, and connection created by human hand.
Each standing as its genuine self, alive, a work in progress, impacting its space while being impacted in turn.
It’s silent beat often heard loudest as it refuses to be static.
A constant attraction of energy and attention. The friction caused by its state of rebellion and agitation, both buffs and refines its appeal.
The value and character of the recycled materials lay in the life they have already lived.
Energy and truth are revealed in the universal language of design, which is subliminal and magical.
There is bliss in the creation of our objects.
Our lights are beacons for light and energy.
The limitlessness is felt when we cross boundaries and cross pollinate (sometimes cross dress) which fuels our curiosity.
We want to know the full expression of the materials we work with.
The use of color, both bold and beautiful, is intentional.
Its symbolism creates a story and impacts the spaces in which our lamps live.
The culmination of the little details have a powerful impact.
We see that people and life are more poetry than facts.
We live in this metaphor of life because it is simply more enjoyable and, quite frankly, magical.
DaPopPop brings magic, expression, poetry and light to your world.
On Creating: Be Daring
By Rebekah Potter Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6:47 p.m. CST
"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be
anything that will assert integrity of purpose and
imaginative vision
against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the
commonplace, the slaves
of the ordinary."
— Cecil Beaton
Perhaps this quote from Cecil Beaton is the underlying pulse in my life—the energy that exists in daring to attempt what seems extraordinary to you. Each person's idea of "extraordinary" will differ, but so long as one is striving and passionate, thinking and seeing, challenging and risking, I believe there is a dynamic sort of velocity. There is growth, and there is enlightenment.
It is the place where push and pull meet that a sort of magic occurs. In my work, I often feel this spark—this sense of life—when I use opposing or contrasting elements (for example, the intuitive in contrast with formal design elements, or playing with the addition of material versus the subtraction of another). I believe this instant, where contrasting components intersect, is creation, the life force and to some, where god lies.
It's been said that to make worthy art you have to lead a worthy life. So what you create isn't just a product that goes on a wall. "Art" could very well be how you lead your life. For example, are you authentic and honest or someone who lives blindly and never asks a question? For myself, this not only means creating a variety of work and attempting to stay fresh with my ideas, but it also means bringing that creativity and energy to a community. It means encouraging and supporting others. It means speaking up and stepping out. It means really attempting to be myself in all aspects of my life.
In leading a life that is challenging and daring, I have come to believe that energy and inspiration will translate through me and in to my work, that I merely serve as a conduit. I truly believe that there is something larger than my own singular will and wishings, and there are universal dreams and needs that connect us all.
The artist's role then is to attempt to bring things forth for others so that they may see, be inspired, think, react. To build a bridge, forge a connection.
We are all on the planet to learn and enjoy the experience. I don't think we are here to merely work a job and suffer. My hope is that in living my life honestly and creating work with a similar intent, I might shine some light for another person to be "real" and themselves. Every person is creative in some fashion and it is that which adds color and life to living. Art then serves as a viable and important aspect to all culture and to every single person's life.