Feature Friday: Mickel Li
Today I'm featuring Mickel, a very talented artist and sculptor! She goes by @divinezer0 on Instagram, where you can see a full gallery of her work.
An Interview with Mickel Li
What do you specialize in?I specialize in portraits, mainly in black and white mediums such as white charcoal on blackboard, pencil, and scratchboards. Recently, my passion has been customizing vinyl figures! They are so fun to work on x) and I always love seeing the results!!Where do you find inspiration?Definitely my fandoms! Ha! I can get inspiration from movies, music, comics, my friends...anywhere really! x) Anything that interests me.What's your studio playlist?Ah. It can range from Korean Pop, Japanese Rock, Incubus, to music from the '50s all the way through the early '90s. If I really want to stay focused...since I tend to sing along with songs a lot haha...I listen to movie/video game OSTs. The Dark Knight Rises, The Crow, and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within are my favorite ones to listen to.Where is your studio?Gotham. *cough* Okay okay...Virginia Beach. In a bright orange office that's filled with toys and movie posters. lol.How do you get yourself out of a creative rut?I like to read comics & listen to music. Movie marathons while reading up on movie trivia helps too. The IMDB app is my friend. Haha! If all that fails...I do a rain dance lol. I feel the most creative on rainy and gloomy days.What’s your dream project – if you had all the time and materials in the world?hmm...My dream project is to create an original character and have it turned into a vinyl figure! That would be amazing.Which artists do you greatly admire?There are SO many artists that I admire!! It would be a long list. Well...Jackie aka Shlii is definitely one of them! xD Seeing her creations come to life and her work ethic motivates me so much! & thanks to Instagram, I am able to follow and talk with so many Vinyl custom artists! Two that come to mind are DaveMarkart and MostlyHarmless Vinyl Customs. They seem to have a lot of passion and they always come up with unique ideas for their figures. Their sculpting and painting skills are amazing. Must. Get. On. Their. Level. Haha! They're awesome.Describe yourself in 5 words.• Creative • Dreamer • Goof • Idol-Crazy (That counts.) and of course, • Nerdy.Describe your work in 5 words. Hmm...that's hard. ( •––• ) I can't say "fanart" 5 times huh?What are your current short-term and/or long-term goals? Short-Term : Possibly find a way to work on my customs faster? Ha! Long-Term : To create an original character and to make enough customs to sell at conventions. Maybe share a table with Shlii? XD
Instagram: http://instagram.com/divinezer0