Augusta Handmade Fair

LYDA DAY

original art prints

Meet The artist

WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?
I’m Lyda Day, but not quite sure who I am just yet. I am from Aiken SC, but surely wasn’t meant to be. I’m a painter, mosaicist, bone carver, & leatherworker.

DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.
Process? I hope from project to project getting distracted by newer, more exciting projects. For this reason I rarely take on commissions as they require deadlines. I prefer to be able to shift between projects at my own discretion.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Nature, life/death, the infinitely expanding galaxy, politics, punk culture, my son.

FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.
I’m not sure i have ‘fun facts’.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.
Book Tavern, Humanitree, & Knuckle Sandwiches

WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?
It makes me happy.

WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?
Don’t ever give up on your passion. Taking years off doesn’t stop ou from being an artist. That never goes away.