Where can we follow you and find your work? She’s always excited for every new artwork and exhibit opportunity. My grandmother was also an artist, so my Mom grew up firmly understanding the importance of creativity. My Mom! She plopped me down in front of paint when I was two and let me at it! She’s always invested time into taking me and my siblings to museums and galleries. I also collect items that inspire me and make me happy, such as masks, mirrors and anything My Little Pony. I fill my space with deep jewel tones such as fuchsia and cobalt and touches of black and gold for pizzaz. I can’t stand any “earthy” tones, such as beige, brown or olive green. For myself, colour holds a lot of influence over my mental state. I think it’s important to invest in an inspiring creative space. It’s colourful and filled with objects that I love. It allows me to spice up my process while creating work in a similar style. I get bored easily, which is why I work in mixed-media. I get inspiration from so many different sources that I constantly want to diverge into a new style. What is the most challenging aspect of your creative process?Īttempting to stay focused on one cohesive theme and style. I loved manga art by Takeshi Obata and Katsuhiro Otomo, as well as western artists such as David Lloyd. However, later in my childhood, I went through a huge comic art phase.
I always loved whimsical children’s illustrations, such as the work by Doctor Suess, E.H Shepard, and John Tenniel. Which artist/what artwork did you grow up admiring? Her piece, “Narcissus”, can be found in EPOCH Issue 02: Aftermath, available to purchase here. She has won multiple awards, such as The Copic Award Grand Prize 2019, and has been published with magazines such as Infected By Art. Grace specializes in pulling the magical and surreal out of the ordinary and banal.
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