Local artist of the week: Deborah Sisco

Deborah Sisco is celebrating being the featured artist at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery this month.

Her opening reception, "Breaking Out," took place Jan. 6 and featured new work by the oil painter.

About her exhibit, Sisco said, "It is all about leaving ordinary behind and pushing yourself to new and uncomfortable places in hopes of ending up with that one brilliant work that all artists continue to strive for."

Sisco works with oils, oil bars, inks and plaster to create works of art that come together on the canvas.

The artist begins with a vision in her mind and then works to make it a reality, one that will move her viewer and elicit emotion. She describes her process as one of love/hate, and that's when she knows she's on the verge of a breakthrough.

View her work this month at 160 East Bay St.

My inspiration comes from: Deep inside. Many times I dream and have to wake up and write notes.

I am most grateful for: Each new day. I wake up every morning and look outside to make sure the sun is shining and I am grateful that it is a new day and I get another chance at life.

My worst fear is: The unknown. I am not afraid of dying, but I do worry about what happens on the journey there.

If I had three wishes, they would be: 1. We could return to a time when morality and honor was the most important thing in a person's life. 2. All children would be protected and allowed to mature in a healthy and nurturing environment. 3. People around the world would stop killing each other.

Herbivore or carnivore?: Herbivore

Television is: Too violent and too promiscuous.

My family says I am: Talented, caring and giving, sometimes a bit goofy.

I love to: Watch an eagle that perches on my dock every day.

I'm daydreaming about: My next painting.

Price range of artwork: $400 to $10,000

My goal for this year is: To increase my artistic representation to galleries in the Northeast and the West Coast.

What the world needs is: Tolerance.

Website: deborahsiscoart.com