She’s known for her illustrations,
varying from pin-up girls to big-eyed, chuck wearing owls. She also does
skateboard deck designs and tattoo designs for family and friends. Hilary and I
were talking about the “art making process” and she gets her inspiration from a
variety of things. “I like to make my animals that I draw have personality and
I tend to be very meticulous with all of my drawings.” Looking at her
sketchbook, anyone can see how meticulous she is with her tiny hand writing and
research images.
A few of her strengths are pen and
ink and graphite, and occasionally she’ll use paint to push herself out of her
comfort zone. When I asked her what her inspirations are, she said, “Inspirations
usually just come from the world around me. Or books. Definitely books. I tend
to make up stories in my head frequently and I feel like this sort of imaginary
world is what makes me want to turn the people and animals in my drawings into
more than just studies.” Her drawings do have a certain character about them,
even if they’re just studies. Lately she’s been experimenting with ink on water
color paper with ink pen drawings or squids. She’s has certainly come a long
way since her bio major days.
