I have brought my success and knowledge of sculpting and writing and sharing to the hands of women and young person’s everywhere who are interested in learning how to sculpt and make things with their hands. Leadership in this regard has been fulfilling.
As a part of our series about “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became An Artist” I had the pleasure of interviewing Arielle Marom.
Arielle Marom is a sculptor from Los Angeles running the company Milestones, which has brought to the public masses many wonderful artworks together with her clients.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us the story of how you grew up?
I grew up playing with sticks and stones.
Can you share a story with us about what brought you to this specific career path?
No, I remember feeling transported nearly every time I’ve ever seen a sculpture though. Just swimming inside from what was being presented.
Can you tell us the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career?
I was offered free choice of stone from the yard in Italy, Massa Carrara, and had this in eight feeling as I looked upon a block of Rosa Portugal that I knew exactly what I would find inside. It was a nice interesting thing to happen to me since what I found inside is exactly beyond better than perfection what I had imagined.
These sorts of things you only hear about in reading about master is speaking it about their prolific works, but it really happened to me. I found stone that spoke to me and what I found inside was and is fantastic.
What are some of the most interesting or exciting projects you are working on now?
Currently, Friday I wanted to have her know that today Monday we can bring samples of the material that we can actually source for one of the files that she wants to work with iPad OK awesome OK so I will be there soon Will be there sometime today before your hours are done awesome thank you so much thicker
Who are some of the most interesting people you have interacted with? What was that like? Do you have any stories?
The most interesting people I’ve interacted with our artists. It’s absolutely lovely when they have a show of theirs in a gallery and are able to show you something about the world you didn’t know. Once one of my friends was graduating from Art Center in Pasadena and had a showing about live video that quite struck me as it was showing us the feet of live video from a different room and I asked him is this thing live to which he probably got up and made an appearance. People who are artists who care about the amusement of others are the most interesting I’ve interacted with.
Where do you draw inspiration from? Can you share a story about that?
I dry and separation from good stories. From good dynamic works. From interesting good people. Yes, I was once in Spain with my sister and her partner. He was a Spaniard and still is.
We went swimming one afternoon in a large reservoir. The desert was hot and all we heard from a distance were two security guards yelling that we ought to get out as there were about to drain the reservoir. They were signaling larger with their hands and I to this day feel so inspired by how kind and understanding the security guards were. They were quite funny.
How have you used your success to bring goodness to the world?
I have brought my success and knowledge of sculpting and writing and sharing to the hands of women and young person’s everywhere who are interested in learning how to sculpt and make things with their hands. Leadership in this regard has been fulfilling.
What are your “5 things I wish someone told me when I first started” and why. Please share a story or example for each.
I wish someone had told me that being an artist is like being yourself then I would’ve tried a little bit less hard to accept myself and the team that helps you make everything happen.
I wish when I had started that someone had told me at the work I make is beautiful, then I’d have questioned myself less and the work more.
I wish when I had first started at someone told me to collect tools, then I would have a very nice collection of tools to be able to make work with nicer than the one I already have.
I wish typically, that someone could tell me my work is beautiful. That way I could enjoy myself more.
Finally I wish someone had told me how fun it is to go out to shows so that I could have gone to more, and with friends.
You are a person of great influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. 🙂
The most amount of good to the most amount of people, is when you when people know how [have the knowledge] to make something with their hands. And that it pleases their eyes and their hearts.
We have been blessed that some of the biggest names in Business, VC funding, Sports, and Entertainment read this column. Is there a person in the world, or in the US whom you would love to have a private breakfast or lunch with, and why? He or she just might see this.
Right now I have to say Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers for the music he would introduce. Introductions from amazing people are not to be underrated. They help grasp the importance of some contribution deeply. Like Art Tatum playing piano.
What is the best way our readers can follow you on social media?
The best way you and your readers can follow me on social media is to follow both of my Instagram accounts. One, @arri.ell is for writing and @ariellemarom is for news about my sculpture.
This was very inspiring. Thank you so much for joining us!
Arielle Marom of Milestones: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became An Artist was originally published in Authority Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.