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The first time I saw Faye Moorhouse’s work<\/a>, I had to linger a little longer at each piece. At first glance they look simple \u2013\u00a0but I found myself trying to figure out the meaning behind each one and most of the time, I end up with a smile. Simple strokes are a thing of beauty, and they draw me in instantaneously, as in the case with her portfolio; where her quick strokes and wash of colors play out the scenes she envisions to great effect.<\/p>\n I couldn’t keep my questions to myself, so I decided to give her a quick interviews (I really enjoy this format more and more!) so I’ll let her do the honor of filling in the blanks!<\/p>\n Who\/what are you inspired by?<\/em><\/strong> Tell us about your award winning project, “A Cat Lady of Czechoslovakia” \u2013 what was the idea behind it?<\/em><\/strong> How would you describe your style?<\/em><\/strong> Who would be your dream client\/Who would you love to work for?<\/em><\/strong> Thank you Faye! Also, you can buy prints and fantastic stuff she paints on, like plates and bowls over at her Etsy shop<\/a> .<\/em><\/p>\n —————————————<\/p>\n Happy weekend everyone! I’m away from home this weekend, but I wanted to thank you for the wonderful support I’ve garnered for Camp Pikaland<\/a>! It’s only a soft launch as classes will only be underway around September, but it’s been an amazing start so far!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Faye](\"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/3925.jpg\" "\\"Faye")
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\nI take inspiration from loads of different places, I’m always wandering around carboot sales and spend way too much time watching documentaries, particularly those shocking ‘My-head-grew-to-twice-the-size-of-a-giraffe-and-then-fell-off’ ones! I collect stories, mostly real-life stories, in preparation for my next projects.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe Cat Ladies of Czechoslovakia was the final piece for my final major project at university, my initial starting point for the project was ‘hoarders’ I’d planned to do a story about someone who got buried alive by their belongings or perhaps eaten by all their cats. Then suddenly this story popped into my head, it is totally imagined, but I wanted to present it as a folk-tale, something which might have happened many years ago!!!<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Faye](\"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/3927.jpg\" "\\"Faye")
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\nWe were always encouraged not to use the word ‘style’ at uni for some reason, but if I had to choose one word to describe it, I would say it is odd. My boyfriend says I draw like a 2-year-old!!!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI really want to get into animation but I’m not sure where to begin, I can imagine my illustrated story-books coming alive! Recently I’ve been exploring sculpture and ceramic-painting (plates, bowls etc.), which I love (I would actually really like to work in one of those paint-your-own-pottery cafes!). I would also like to find a publisher for my work, I saw a wonderful illustrated book recently by WIlliam Goldsmith which was published by Jonathan Cape (an imprint of Random House), so I plan to approach them at some point. My ultimate dream of course (like most other illustrators) is to work for myself, creating books and selling my work.<\/em><\/p>\n