A. I love to hunt for objects that may make their way into my art such as vintage ephemera, fabric, wheels, keys, thread. Give me a white elephant table at a fair or a full-to-the-rafters estate sale and I'm a happy person.
Above: Target Notebooks/Horizon Group USA
Q. What was your favorite job so far?
A. The new Valentine's day cover I just did for Cricket magazine. I also LOVE the peace notebook images I recently did for Target. (Above)
Above: Personal pieceQ. What advice do you have for staying creative?
A. Keep encouraging yourself. Feed your creative spirit by looking at art at museums, in illustration annuals, on Etsy. Think of your work as play and have fun. Keep at it.
Above: Self portrait with fascinator on the way to the studio, 2012
Q. What "fills your well" and inspires you?
A. I love keeping a journal which I fill with sketches, postcards, ephemera, flotsam. When I am ready to start working I will often go to my journals which provide the inspiration for whatever will come next in my work.
Sometimes an object or material will suggest a piece or series. For example, I found an old book of do-it-yourself projects for children at a yard sale recently--yellowed paper, great texture--I used the images in a new series of collages.
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xo,
Lilla
