Name: Dottie Whiplash aka Julie Pitman
Email:juliepitman@rocketmail.com
What type(s) of art do you like to create? I am a summistic stone sculptor and painter. Summism uses the
exhisting planes of a broken rock. Summistic painting creates three or more planes and creates the work from
them. summistic sculpture also incorporates themes, concepts, and styles in the piece of sculpture. Jungism is
also part of the art.
Where did you learn to do what you do? I saw the Cistene Chapel at age 8 and spent many years in Nigeria
studing the ebony and ivory carvers. I studied stone sculpture in Pietrasanta, Italy. Attended Stephen F Austin
and worked as assistant director of Katzen-Browne Gallery in NY.
Tell us about your most important projects. I carved Plenty 4'x6" in pink Portuguesse marble before
studing in Italy. I was assistant sculpture of 40' of The Wall in Concordia Kansas in 2007 I carved four Green
Soapstone Female Heads recently and was able to create a chain and loosen a link in 2009.
Describe your studio. My studio is a large skylit room with 20' ceilings. Filled with paintings, stone, clay,
brick, and aluminum sculpture. My courtyard contains a stone sculpture and sand garden mainly my early
work in Indiana limestone. Including the sculpture of THE VIRGIN OF THE GUADELUPE GIVING BIRTH
TO WOMANHOOD.
What type of music do you listen to while you work? None. Sometimes blues or chants.
Where do you find your inspiration? The cosmos.
Do you have any advice for other artists? Seperate yourself from anger and still your mind. Allow the
creative seed to grow in you.
Do you belong to any art organizations? Former president of TSA 94-95 and current member. MAC
member.
Do you have a website? No
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