This week we welcome Stasia Burrington – a young artist with amazing talent! And lucky for you, she’s giving away a $25 gift voucher to her beautiful shop… Stasia B Illustration.
Where do you live?
Aurora, CO – pretty close to smack in the middle of the U.S.
Where do you do your work?
I work out of a little studio I’ve set up in our one-bedroom apartment. It’s small, but opens out to the porch and is perfect for the amount of work I’m currently doing.
What’s your favourite place in the world, and why?
Right now, the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s beautiful, surreal, and the giant red rock outcroppings remind me of how little we are.
Tell us a little bit more about yourself! Your ‘day job’ or business, family, hobbies…
Right now, remarkably, freelance illustration is my full time job. Previously, I’ve done a lot of waitressing and bartending, which was fun because of all the people you meet. Currently, I spend a lot of time with our pet hedgehog, play a lot of Magic the Gathering and watch a lot of X-files (wow, I’m a nerd) with my husband. We also love to go to the international market and bring home mysterious foods to cook with.
What did you want to be ‘when you grew up’?
First, an astronaut, of course, then a magician, and then a children’s book illustrator.
How did you first get into your craft/art?
Luckily my family is full of artists and my mother took us to lots of craft fairs, where she would sell her beautiful, intricate little leather-and-horsehair cowboy and Indian dolls, her prints and greeting cards, my brother would sell his origami, my sister her jewelry, and I would occasionally have my own prints and greeting cards.
What do you make?
I do lots of personal illustration; draw a lot of little cute girls, insects, and vaguely fairy-tale inspired scenarios. I use pencil, traditional Japanese sumi ink and watercolors on watercolor paper, and do some digital drawing as well I sell original artwork, and also do prints, greeting cards, and journals.
What are you most proud of making?
For Christmas one year I wrote and illustrated comic books featuring my high school friends – it was an epic tale of shipwreck and survival – printed and bound. That was the first book I ever made.
What do you like the most/least about selling your wares online?
I love the scope and reach of the online marketplace. It’s always thrilling to ship work off to the other side of the world – it makes the world seem so much smaller and closer. I do miss the face-time with customers that you get at a craft fair or art opening; it is difficult to maintain intimacy online. I love hearing people’s immediate reactions to the work and hearing their own stories.
I love…
my husband, our hedgehog, Thai food, cheesy techno, hiking, low-brow art shows, mystics, poets, artists, people who are passionate about what they do.
It drives me crazy when…
people (or I) jump to conclusions.
What’s your favourite word?
I… don’t think I have one.
If you could sum yourself or your work up in one sentence, it would say…
The world is full of fragile, broken, flitting things; I only hope to respond to this beauty that is already here.
Visit Stasia Online!
Stasia is offering a $25 gift voucher to use in her shop – oh lucky you! (And yes, this is open internationally!)
To Enter:
1. Visit Stasia Burrington Illustration and come back here leaving a comment about your favourite piece from the store.
2. For additional entries, leave a comment saying that you: followed or subscribed to Epheriell Designs (or already do); have twittered about the givewaway; have shared the giveaway with friends on Facebook, or; you have written a blog post about it.
3. Entries close next Friday, the 3rd of September, at 12pm Australian EST.
The winner will be chosen via Random.org
Remember to leave me a way of contacting you.. and Good Luck!
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The winner of last week’s giveaway was Khris – congrats!
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I LOVE the “Fast ride” image. so lovely like a dream:)
I also really really like the prints where the characted has the woven texture. so nice:)
I am already a subscriber:) YAY!:)
Love the Fast Ride print
i’m a subscriber
I love the Princess & the Pea print – it’s always been one of my favourite fairytales!
I’m already a subscriber!
Wow, so many lovely prints to choose from! I love the Quintuplets and Princess and the Pea prints. 🙂
I am already a follower and subscriber.
Love the Blue Sky Journal
I am already a follower of Epheriell, but will try to find you on facebook now. Love your work! Cute, ethereal, sassy, cheeky, funny …. How is one to choose just one!?!? Off the top of my head, I love ‘boobies’ (he he), ‘secret yakuza 4’ girls, crazy cat woman, ‘soba’ AND your sketches, your tea-cups and so many more!!! Just divine!
I love Rapunzel, its simple and gorgeous!
I love all the greeting cards, these are really cute! My favorite is the Set of 3 Tea Bath Blank Cards, just too adorable! Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
Already a follower, thank you.
I adore the “Tea bath” blank note cards! To cute!
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I LOVE this -Backpacker 8in x 10in Color Print, my daughter has a bear, Trevor, that she likes to imagine like Hobbes – from Calvin and Hobbes- this picture could be them LOL. If I won I would frame this for her it could be them in the woods together 🙂
You are so tallented!
The Red Riding Hood original drawing is my favorite piece!
I follow your blog with google friend connect
I follow you on Twitter (I’m @AmberGoo) and tweeted: http://twitter.com/AmberGoo/status/22276530166
I like you on Facebook – my FB name is Amanda Moore
I adore Rapunzel from the moment I saw it in the feature!
I’m a follower!
Love the Tea Bath one. 🙂
I like Paper Plane 10in x 8in Color Print.
So many favourites! Hmmm. I especially love both the tattooed-neck girl (original drawing) and the blue tattoo girl (print). Either of those would look beautiful next to the twig-haired Stasia Burrington girl I already have in my living room.
Just started following you too, looks like a lovely site : )
I love the Rose-colored Blindfold piece. It’s fairly simple, but there’s just something about it.
To be honest, I also love the Lovers In Japan piece.
Oh, and I’ve also subscribed to the RSS feed. You have a really nice website. 🙂
love this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/47572542/set-of-3-tea-bath-blank-cards
I think is hard to decide about the picture that i like the most, because these are all fabulous, but i think the most i like the RAPUNZEL print. http://www.etsy.com/listing/54778072/rapunzel-8x10in-color-print
I already follow you with google friends connect
I follow you now at twitter and tweetet about the giveaway
I am just overjoyed with the print Crazy Cat Lady, I’d love to give it to two sweet cat lovers that I know, a cat lady and her little daughter!
I love her “Beautiful Freaks” gift set, because life would be boring if we were all ‘normal’.
I have also just signed up to the newsletter, looking forward to receiving it 🙂
My favorite is definitely the Beautiful Freaks series. I love the concept and the style! It’s super adorable and the message is awesome.
Oh I absolutely love her style. The Lovers in Japan is my favourite – suits me down to the ground!
I love the brown land sketchbook!
I love the Sitting With Tea card, but all the drawings are wonderful.
I already subscribe by email
So hard to pick they are so pretty, all of them! I think my favorite is Crazy Cat Girl fine art color print on 8in x 10in watercolor paper, because I am a Crazy Cat girl!
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I follow your blog via GFC
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i am a big Fan of Stasia’s work. my fave thing from her shop is this:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/43300847/frenchie-color-print-8in-x10in
the cute french girl capture that french cliche so well!
have added http://epherielldesigns.com/ to my google reader artist blog folder. am now a subscriber!
I love the ‘Red Tattoo color print 8in x 10in’! ^_^
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I subscribe via email! c:
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my favorite item in the store is
http://www.etsy.com/listing/51363951/bearded-lady-limited-edition-fine-art
My favourite piece from the store is Sea Blue handbound illustrated blank journal sketchbook- so beautiful!!
I love all of Stacia’s work but my favorites right now are coffee and blueberries, boobie, crazy cat lady and the beautiful freaks series.
I subscribed with google friend connect!