Iva Wilcox: Building Up Nostalgic Creations

Meet Iva Wilcox of Iva’s Creations, a talented artist who creates vintage style folk art. Iva is well known for her spun cotton. When the muse strikes, she also works in mixed media and watercolors. Her pursuits in music, costuming, cooking, and dance also stand testament to her creative drive. 

Iva instantly fell in love when she saw spun cotton ornaments for the first time. They invoke the charm of a bygone era and provide limitless opportunities to create many kinds of shapes. Working with cotton is a process of building up, which Iva finds to be more pleasing than carving away matter.  She creates intuitively, pulling treasures from her “hoarder’s nest.” She jokes that she creates out of chaos.  

Iva has participated in and produced many national-level art shows including All Hallows Art Fest, Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween, and Spirits in Sanford. Her favorite part of doing the shows is interacting with collectors and fellow artists. Seeing collectors take her work home is a compliment and a gift.  

Her unexplained encounter at a historic bed and breakfast adds a captivating twist to the conversation. She also shares a scary tale from a haunted light house in St. Augustine, FL. While there’s no ghosts at her house, she does love to go all out with her home haunt. 

“Don't lose that childlike wonder. It keeps life interesting and exciting. Everything is full of wonder when you see it through a child's eyes.” - Iva Wilcox 

Mentions: 

• FatChanceBellyDance(R): https://fcbd.com/what-is-fcbdstyle/
• Saint Augustine Lighthouse Ghost Tour (St. Augustine, FL): https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/visit/expand-your-visit
• Spooky Itinerary: https://www.spookyitinerary.com
• The Stockade Bed and Breakfast (Baton Rouge, LA): https://thestockade.com/historical-places-which-may-be-haunted-in-south-louisiana 

Visit Iva online: https://www.ivascreations.com