Jill Bliss Interview!

Jill Bliss in one of the pix(elated) judges, and we got a hold of her for an interview! hooray!

Carl Carbonell: Do you have a favorite drawing pen(s), and if so, what?

Jill Bliss: yes. black lines are all about the uniball deluxe micro pen [waterproof!]. colored lines are courtesy of zig memory system pens [japanese, archival ink]

sweet! okay, what or who are big influences on your work?

historical-artists-wise i guess a lot of the impressionists with all that color and different marks on the canvas really influenced me. on a daily basis i'm inspired by just about anything visual i come across and the challenge of recreating it my way

good answer! What is your favorite typeface(if you've got one)?

oh man! that's a graphic designer question and i'm not really a graphic designer! i like hand drawn fonts.

haha i'm with you on that one.

lithos pro. just kidding! i'm looking through photoshop for some choice ones right now

haha

im terrible with names, so i can't remember the name of the hippie one

that's okay, we'll take the hand drawn answer. no worries. How much time a day do you spend drawing?

it depends on the day and how much office-y work i have to get done. when i do draw i can't go for more than an hour without taking a half hour break at this point. carpal tunnel, arthritus, tendinitus... blah blah blah

haha cool

usually i draw in front of the tv after hours

sweet. got any favorite tv shows to draw to?

hgtv or cnn or bad movies i don't have to really pay attention to. actually, the best place to draw is a bar. i'll start a drawing at home, then take it to a bar to finish the details and talk to friends.

that sounds awesome ha! Okay. here's a big question, how do you feel about the relationship between graphic design and "fine art"? In your opinion, whats the difference?

graphic design is meant to interact with other things/ideas already existing in the world, while fine art doesn't necessarily have to, it can be self-referential and insular.

awesome. good answer! At what point in your life did you decide for certain that this is what you wanted to do?

i don't feel like it was a decision so much as trying everything else and failing. this is the only thing i *can* do.

hahaha thats awesome. Okay, here come some fun questions now!

ok, cool, fun!

How do you feel about high fives?

they're good, except when i'm sick like now and have sweaty palms. ewww.

haha yea i guess that is pretty eww. What do you think about Mississippi? Have you ever been here?

i've never been to ol miss. the closest to the south i've been is jacksonville fl for a weekend

ah man! you're missing out!! (not really) How much fun is it to have "Bliss" as a last name?

i'm kinda obligated to be happy and positive, aren't i? thanks dad!

hahaha thats true. Okay, well here's the last question. Actually its more like a series.

ok

If you were shipped off to a desert island, and you could bring THREE of each of these different categories, what would they be:

books

dk nature encyclopedia, field guide book to the particular island... looking through my books trying to pick a third...

shoot all the serious reads are at home!

haha

i'd pick one serious read book to study over and over in the years on the island. i like environmental/social nonfiction books.

very cool, very cool. okay, how about movies? (assuming this island has a tv and electricity)

rushmore, for when i'm sick

the squid and the whale, to remind me of imperfect human relations

i can't decide between bring it on or drumline for my fix of teen drama!

hahaha

hey, graphic designer: how about the ending credits in drumline? awesome, right?

haha i've not seen drumline actually! But if that's the case I may just have to check it out.

oh you're missing out. it's got mr. mariah carey in it

mr. mariah carey?

and the "make 7up yours!" guy

i forget mariah's husband's real name

well shoot, i'll have to rent it soon and check it out.

oh! nick cannon

whaaat! she married nick cannon?

as far as i know.

haha that's crazy! i had no idea.

yup wikipedia: On April 30, 2008, Cannon married singer Mariah Carey at Carey's estate on the Bahamian island of Windermere.

i think he's 20 years younger or something crazy

haha wow! thats good to know...i suppose...

i keep up with the drumline crew

they're 10 years apart

haha

ehh...i guess it could be worse than ten years apart... creepier things have happened...

ok, this has nothing to do with design! sorry for getting so off topic!

haha thats totally fine. This always makes for a good interview. But alas we have reached the last question, this ones sort of complicated so bear with me while i explain

ok

i've decided that it is just impossible to pick three albums to take to the island, so if you could pick three different bands/musicians to take their entire discography of music with you, who would they be?

thanks for changing up that question, it's a toughie! i'd pick bjork, abba, and...

hm, stumped by a third choice again!

oh!! i love bjork.

haha that third one always gets ya

i'd pick a compilation

i've found myself standing next to bjork 3 times in my life, and all 3 times i run away! she's the only person in the world i'm scared to meet, i guess!

haha thats awesome.

so intimidating!

Well, those are all the questions I have for ya! Anything else you'd like to say to all the lovely folks that happen to check out the Pix(elated) blog?

thanks to everyone for reading the blog, and to you carl for the questions!

Awesome! well it was a pleasure interviewing you Jill, thanks so so much for you time, and have a super evening!

you too! have a good weekend!

 

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