Sarah Ferrick
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What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Sarah Ferrick: I think what drives me to make stuff is the fact that I get bored easily and quickly.
I get inspired by other artists but I also draw from other sources such as astronomy, music,
mythology, geology, optics and lots of things I don’t understand very well at all. Sometimes I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia and just follow a whole bunch of links. I’ve got a folder labeled “ideas” with a big list of bookmarks to various random Wikipedia articles.
Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
SF: Both I guess. I think everyone is self taught in many ways, otherwise he or she wouldn’t progress. I’ve got some formal training too. I’m in college at the moment. I definitely think having some art classes has helped me a lot. It never hurts. I haven’t run into any bad teachers yet so I’m lucky in that respect.
What mediums do you work in the most? Do you have a particular brand that you love working with? Why do you use them?
SF: Ballpoint pen, ink and acrylic are usually what I wind up using. I really dig Winsor & Newton’s drawing inks. They’re pretty good to work. I find myself using drawing materials most often because they seem more direct.
At what point did you realize that creating was going to be a large part of your life?
SF: Maybe when I was 11 or 12. That’s when I started drawing a bit more. Up until then I wanted to become a paleontologist or a bird breeder.
(Read the rest of the interview and see the artwork here on Carminemag.com)