Kline Art Studio

Are you looking for some eye candy to adorn a wall or perch on your desk? Even if you're not looking, check out A Wonderful World where Jody Thompson has exquisite photos! I've become fascinated with photography since getting my new camera and am so impressed with her work.

I love your photographs. Where have you found the most inspiration? Why thank you! I find beauty and inspiration in the world around us, both in nature and in new places. I am a biologist by training, so I find the natural world truly beautiful. And my husband and I love to travel to new places, and there is always inspiration in the exotic. I also love to browse magazines and clip inspiration from them. I keep them in a file for when my mojo needs a jumpstart.

You're just getting started...what are some things you wish you knew more about? I did a lot of research of other shops and on the Community boards before I opened the store. There's a tremendous amount of information that other Etsians share there. Like many others, I was naive in thinking buyers would just stumble into my store and buy like crazy! I sure didn't realize the work it takes to promote your shop!

Tell me something about you. I'm from the deep South, Mobile, Alabama, where I live with my wonderful husband and Ozzy our cat. I'm a proud graduate of the University of Alabama, and, like every good southern girl, love college football! Roll Tide!

Do you take photos daily? I don't take photos daily. In fact, I don't think I take photos often enough at all. But opening A Wonderful World has pushed me to take my camera with me more often and capture things as I see them.

Do you plan and plot your shots or do you work by the seat of your pants? Oh, I am definitely a seat of the pants kind of girl! I can generally see the photo in my minds eye, and go from there, but I never know when that moment will hit me.

Describe your studio. The cheesy answer would be to say that the world is my studio, but in reality my studio is my camera bag and the computer desk in our living room. Unfortunately I don't have a dedicated space for my work, but I make the best of what I have.

Do yourself a favor and go look. I bet it's a site you go back to again and again.