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Ashley Beachaz – Fantasy World ~ Q&A

Name: Ashlea Bechaz

IG: @ashleabechaz

Age: 27

Sign: Sagittarius

Craft(s): Illustration/Fine Art

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  1. When did you realize you were interested in art?

I think like most artists I had enjoyed anything art and crafty from a young age. I was lucky enough to have gone to schools with amazing teachers who all went out of their way to support and encourage my passion.

  1. How does fantasy play a part in your art?

Fantasy plays a large part in my work. When I was younger I struggled a lot with anxiety and Fantasy novels and video games were of a great inspiration to me. I would create different worlds and cultures and characters which would help me escape my own head for a while which gave me great relief and helped me relax.

  1. cloud buttsWhat Influences you and where do you get your inspiration?

From a young age I was inspired by the land and traditional dress of many different cultures which had a desert, or hot and worn environment. I would constantly be reading books influenced by these places or watching movies such as Aladdin or The Princess and the Cobbler.

I have been heavily inspired by video games. The Legend of Zelda has always been my favorite game. From the story the creators built, the different tribes and lands to the kooky characters and their costumes. Everything about it used to inspire me and get my brain cooking up different ideas of how I could make my own worlds and the characters that would live within it.

  1. How much does culture play a part in your work?bechaz_ashlea_day of the sun

I would say that culture was probably the first and main inspiration for me. As I said earlier I had a keen interest in the traditional dress of many different cultures and as I have grown I have learned a lot more about these places and their people.

While I don’t study costume and environment as much as I used to, they are always at the base of every drawing I make. These days I try to look less to reference and try to challenge myself to see what I can concoct in my own mind.

  1. Who are your top 5 favorite artists?

My top 5 favorite artists are (totally typical, I know) Salvador Dali, Moebius, JAW Cooper and Nimasprout.

  1. If you could work with anyone dead or alive who would it be?

I think I would enjoy working with JAW Cooper. She is amazing and I think I could learn a lot from her.

7.What impact do you wish to leave with your art?

I hope that some day I can help some other person escape their mind for a bit, and make their day a bit happier and inspire them to create their own worlds and people in whatever craft they are drawn to.

 

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Ask Sheeeves ~ Q&A

Name:  Sheeeves

IG | Snapchat: @Sheeeves

Age: 26

Sign: Virgo

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  1. Where did you get your artist name?

There once was a search engine named Askjeeves.com, which is now Ask.com. A high school friend gave me the nickname Sheeeves because of it. I could’ve easily just called myself Sheeves but it looked cooler with 3 E’s for some reason.

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  1. How often do you create

I’m not an artist who creates daily… just mostly when I’m inspired, I’m easily inspired though. But if I’m not creating for myself I’m creating for others so give or take 7/10.

  1. How often do you read your horoscope?

I read my horoscope daily I’m into astrology.

  1. What’s the last book you read?

Zen by Daniel Levin

  1. When did you realize you were interested in art?

I watched a lot of Disney growing up, I loved the line work especially in Aladdin & Mulan. But I’ve been drawing since 4, Disney inspired me to be a creator, since I could only draw what was seen as a child. I wanted to be a cartoonist over all artist positions because it requires full creativity. Muva earf dpi

  1. What message do you try to communicate with your art?

I’ve come to a point where I don’t want a concrete message to come from my art, art is infinite, and its how others may perceive or translate it. So why should I tie it down with one meaning unless it’s obvious that I should have one meaning. But what if I don’t want it to be that obvious? What if I want to challenge the viewer to see beyond the obvious? The thing that gives titles meaning is the importance behind it, meaning that there’s only going to be one meaning for it.

  1. What inspires you?

Everything, the curve of something or sharp edge to something else, contrast intrigues me, refined objects, color, bold lines, intricacy. Literally any small thing can make me want to create I’m a Virgo and we’re into details and all small stuff in between.Unknown

  1. How is it being a female tattoo artist?

It’s not that easy working in a male dominated industry, but my talents will prevail eventually, I’m only getting better & you can’t deny talent after it reaches its plateau. I know for a while it will be the hardest thing ever to gain the respect but once I have a decade under my belt in tattooing they have no other choice but to “Respeck my name.” 

  1. If you could work with anyone dead or alive who would it be?

Tupac Shakur

  1. Who’s your fashion icon?Elemental final

Cher

  1. What’s your spirit animal

Pheonix

  1. Who are your favorite designers?

Phillip Lim, Lanvin, Oscar De la Renta, Givenchy

  1. How did you develop your style?

Landscapes didn’t excite me much nor did backgrounds growing up as an artist, I have this strange love for smooth lines that curve; like the ones in our fingerprints & woodgrain lines. So I ended developing this swirl design to replace backgrounds when I did portraits, because it was an effortless design to do which always flowed regardless of how I did it, so then it became my staple signature style.

  1. Can you recommend 5 artists the most people wouldn’t know about?

Parmigianino, Caravaggio, Mc Escher , Salvador Dali, Sheeeves. (I definitely named myself because I ran out and most people have never heard of me).

  15. What’s one thing you wish this generation would stop doing?

Being so engulfed in technology 85% of the time, we don’t take full advantage of experiencing life were distracted by so much.

   16 What’s one thing you can’t live without?

My self expression

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Melissa Falconer- Lost Kings ~ Q&A

Name:  Melissa Falconer  

IG:  @melissafalconer

Age: 22

Sign: Aquarius

Craft(s): Visual Art/Painting

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  1. How did you get started doing art?

I’ve always been into art as a kid. I was constantly drawing in my spare time, just in my personal sketch books and stuff like that. Whenever I saw something that I liked, I would always try and draw it or make it myself. But I actually didn’t start painting until about 2 years ago. I wanted to make something personal for my mom for mother’s day, so I randomly decided to paint her portrait. It turned out pretty good so I started painting my friends as gifts, and they liked them a lot, I just kept doing it. I eventually decided to start painting every day and see where it would take me, and here I am.canvas white background2. Does your ethnicity/Culture play a part in your art?

Definitely. My art is heavily based in pop culture and black culture. I like to think of my art as a representation of my life as a modern black woman. I just paint what I know, what matters to me, aspects of who I am, which includes my ethnicity and culture. And that’s my main inspiration for most of my pieces.

  1. Who was your favorite commission?

My favourite piece is my “Lost Kings” piece of Mike Brown and Freddie Gray. This painting was the first piece I ever made that actually had something meaningful behind it. It wasn’t just another portrait of a celebrity or something, but it represented a struggle of my culture, what it means to me, and how I want to express it. So it was definitely the beginning of how I was starting to define myself as an artist. This piece also marked the beginning of when I started to get noticed and gain exposure online as it quickly became one of my most shared paintings. So I’m definitely proud of that.13054858_10154192408640559_2060467944_o

  1. How Does fashion and style influence your art?

I get a lot of my inspiration from fashion bloggers that I see on Tumblr and Instagram. I’ll just be scrolling through my feed and if I see something that I like or that I identify with, I’ll often save it as a reference for a future piece. I’ve even had the opportunity to work on a collab with a local fashion blogger “Reney Fresh”. We did a whole photoshoot together and I made a piece based on the shoot. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUtPwQLrSY4)

  1. Who is in your music rotation rite now?insta

I’m a huge Drake fan, so I’m always bumping
Drake. But I also really like the Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Kendrick and Kanye right now. I love Dancehall too so Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Mavado, Alkaline, and Demarco.

  1. If you could work with anyone dead or alive who would it be?

Definitely Andy Warhol. My style is really inspired by his, and I love the way he expressed pop culture through his art. I feel like I could learn a lot from him about pop art.

  1. How did you develop your artistic style?

When I first started, I actually made my art by using stencils, cutting them out, and painting in the shapes with black paint. Then I started to add more colours, but still using stencils. After a lot more practice, I figured out how to make my own style without stencils, and just by drawing it out on the canvas. Then my use of colours and technique developed overtime to what it is today.

  1. Can you recommend 5 artists that most people wouldn’t know about?

Markus Prime, Rob Regis, SemiSkimmedMin, Madam Muse, and Justice Dwight.

  1. What does Isaiah 54:17 mean to you and does that message translate through your art.canvas white bg

This verse is one of my favourites in the Bible. In short, it basically says that anything that comes against you won’t prosper if you’re a child of God. As a Christian, it’s just a reminder for me that as I go through this journey of trying to become a successful artist that I can overcome any obstacles that I encounter and that, at the end of the day, I shouldn’t stress because God will fight my battles for me.

  1. What’s one thing you can’t live without?

That’s a hard one, but I’d probably say Instagram. I’m low key addicted to Instagram and it’s definitely the most used app on my phone.