Hey
there! Tell us a little about yourself and your shop.
The
first thing that everyone notices is the name. Strange I know, but
when I signed up for etsy nearly two years ago, I had never thought I
would open up a shop. It’s just a username I’ve used for about
five years or so now and is from a book series I love, plus it has
the bonus of meaning ‘wings’ in Japanese. I’m a bit of a nerd
in my off time.
My
shop is dedicated to whatever catches my eye when I’m at home or
walking around campus working on my next big project. The style of
the shop has changed here and there as you can see as I become better
acquainted with my tools and objects.
Currently
I’m working on my bachelor degree in art and so far it’s going
great since aside from jewelry I’ve been working on my digital
work. Though, when you live in Kentucky it takes awhile to get home
on the weekends. I have eleven pets, a husky named Star, a cat named
Bunny, among others such as Claude, Creampuff, and Lady. I’m a bit
of an oddball.
What
is your inspiration?
You
name it and I’ll probably get a few ideas from it. I love old
movies, cartoons, history, and fairytales and well they kind of make
a hodge podge for me to draw ideas for pieces from. Also when I’m
wandering around campus, I might see a cloud or a building just so
and think of color schemes or something I can use that for.
Have
you always wanted to have a creative career?
I
think so, from as far back as I can remember, and you can see this on
the walls of my closet back home, I’ve wanted to draw and create.
Though for a time I was really big into dinosaurs and wanted to be a
paleontologist, but I never agreed with hot weather and math. Now
though, I’m working on figuring out and simplifying my style, as I
love all kinds and experiment with all sorts of things and going to
school is helping me with that.
Describe
a typical day in your life
Wake
up, check my email, tumblr, and twitter. Make a note if I sold
anything and then get ready for classes. I walk half way across
campus, bundled up in my coat and spend, depending on what day it is,
my afternoon or mornings working on art projects. When I come home I
do a little browsing on the web some more and do some reading which
in turn gets the ideas flowing for my next piece.
What
are you currently obsessed with?
Oh,
there’s so much I obsess over on a regular basis. I’m really,
really fond of the manga series One Piece right now as well as
working on my etsy teams, and working on a werewolf short story for a
writing contest. Did I mention I was a nerd?
Where
do you see yourself in 5 years time?
In
five years? Well I would hope I’d be done with school in a place
where a few of my cats and at least one of my dogs could stay with
me, a career, and hopefully a thriving etsy store. I’ve also been
considering opening another store that would cater to either my
artwork or maybe even starting an etsy sweet shop so maybe in the
future that could be a possibility too.
