29 Questions with Teri Dryden
Teri Dryden is a prolific artist with boundless energy. So when we asked her to select 10 questions to answer, it came as no surprise that she over-delivered. So, here we are with 10 29 Questions with Teri Dryden so you can get to know her a little better.
Teri’s House of Paper solo exhibition is on view at WheelHouse Art May 24 – July 6, 2024.
Outside of art, what hobbies do you have or how do you like to spend your free time?
be with friends....travel. read. binge watch Netflix
What do you like to listen to while working in your studio?
I love the old school soul and R&B….Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, Mary Wells
I love the old school soul and R&B….Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, Mary Wells
Do you have any pets?
Cat
Cat
What is your favorite [book, movie, or television show]?
I have too many…..
If you could be any animal, what would you be?
MY cat
I have too many…..
If you could be any animal, what would you be?
MY cat
Do you believe in the power of manifestation?
YES!!! I went to Japan on a great big manifestation
YES!!! I went to Japan on a great big manifestation
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
I want to fly!!!
What is your favorite rule to break?
Everything in moderation including moderation.
What is your quirkiest hidden talent?
I can twirl a baton
What is one skill would you like to master?
Speak Japanese or get better with French
Speak Japanese or get better with French
What is your favorite food/restaurant?
Anything Japanese
Anything Japanese
What is your favorite sport?
Baseball
Baseball
What do you daydream about?
making really minimal art
making really minimal art
What is your proudest accomplishment?
living the life I want
What is your astrological sign
Capricorn
living the life I want
What is your astrological sign
Capricorn
Do you collect anything?
Art….
Art….
What is one thing you tried and will never do again?
Tap dance
What is the best concert you’ve ever been to?
My first….Ozzy Osborn, Edgar Winter and Alice Cooper. I was 15.
Tap dance
What is the best concert you’ve ever been to?
My first….Ozzy Osborn, Edgar Winter and Alice Cooper. I was 15.
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
Back up a little
What was your first job?
Babysit then a dishwasher at a local restaurant
What was the worst job you ever had?
Dishwasher at a restaurant
Do you believe in ghosts?
I used to. When my Aunt Val dies, I kept summoning her but she never came.
I used to. When my Aunt Val dies, I kept summoning her but she never came.
Do you think dreams have hidden meanings?
I hope not!
What is your most irrational fear?
spiders
What would be the title of your memoir?
I grew up in a House of Paper
I hope not!
What is your most irrational fear?
spiders
What would be the title of your memoir?
I grew up in a House of Paper
What is your favorite article of clothing?
My overalls.
My overalls.
If you got stranded on a desert island with only 3 items, what would they be?
Sunscreen wine and avocados
Sunscreen wine and avocados
Where do you go when you need fresh inspiration?
Outside….LA, New York,
Outside….LA, New York,
What’s your go-to guilty pleasure?
Potato chips
Potato chips
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