Interview of Marlene Juliane by Sophie Pellegrini // My drawings are always about humans, especially women. I think one reason is that I can identify myself better with my figures when they are female. I often try to draw relatable situations and feelings.
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Interview of Ashley Wong by Sophie Pellegrini // I love getting to sit down and have fun making something. It’s rewarding to start and finish something that’s all yours, especially when it’s as time-consuming as embroidery.
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Interview of Agniya Tolstokulakova by Sophie Pellegrini // I don’t even remember myself when I was not drawing, it’s been a way to express myself since early childhood.
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Interview of Li Ya Wen (Ruby) by Sophie Pellegrini // Back when I was young, every Friday I always went to this art studio run by some artists near where I live, where I studied how to perfectly draw an apple, and that’s pretty much the moment I started feeling involved in the arts.
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Interview of Jenni Sparks by Sophie Pellegrini // To any new artists out there I would give a quote that has always stuck with me: “If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse.”
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Interview of Ramona Jingru Wang by Sophie Pellegrini // Taking photographs of myself empowers me in a way that I am in control of what to show and how I am presented.
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Interview of Leia Kaprov by Sophie Pellegrini // Self-care is very important for every artist who wants to continue making art in the long run. Burnout is very real, and I regularly check in with myself to make sure I am in a good creative place mentally.
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Interview of Elyssa Rider by Sophie Pellegrini // I love illustrating women because I think women are wonderful. I have so much faith in them. They are tenacious, bright, simultaneously tough and soft, capable world-changers, and too often they are overlooked or disregarded.
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Interview of Kathryn Rose Brown by Sophie Pellegrini // Usually, I will get ideas for illustrations when I’m just about to go to sleep or I am doing the food shop or something mundane like that.
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Interview of Rachal Duggan by Sophie Pellegrini // It is so amazing to see how people respond to your work. Of course it is not always good, but just having a platform to share, get feedback and have people pay me for my drawings is unreal.
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