Interview: Kylie LaRee
Interview: Kylie LaRee
During Phoenix Comicon I vowed to make a hard push to get the Geek Lyfe’s name out there. I had a list of people who I wanted to interview and hunted them down all convention. One of those names was Lindsay Elyse, a well known cosplayer who is a local from Arizona. I visited her booth a number of times, almost every time she was surrounded by fans. The first few times I simply walked on, after that I stayed at the booth and hoped the crowd would thin. While standing by the booth I noticed geeky art work that was great quality and had great pieces from grand paintings to small Pokemon refrigerator magnets.
I immediately  asked for the artist, bought a few pieces, and requested an interview. She accepted my humble request with enthusiasm and we were able to get in connect for the interview. She was a great person, incredibly kind, funny, and talented! Here it is:
TGL:Â How long have you been into making costumes/artwork and what led you down this path?
enough. Nope. That little thing jammed on me and ruined multiple costumes!! It was SOOO discouraging, and probably one of the most frustrating things EVER!! Since then, I put the money into a much nicer sewing machine and so far, it’s amazing.
KL: I am going to try and get better with sewing, and so my next costume in mind is another version of Sonic the Hedgehog or my own version of each Eveelution (because I love them!!!), I will be doing more cosplay make up ideas, and I will be doing WAY more digital art!! I have a lot of crossover sketches in mind! I will be making short videos of things I make and my random nonsense adventures to complete projects!! So LOTS of new things!! Come watch me succeed or fail at new projects! IT’S GOING TO BE SO FUN!!!TGL:Â Â What advice do you have for any aspiring artists out there?
KL: Ignore the jerks, take your time, and don’t do it for money. I have gotten down on myself WAY TOO MUCH because people have commented mean things about some of my beginning cosplays, and there are people that don’t know the difference between constructive criticism and being insulting.. and they don’t care most of the time. They just aren’t worth your time, so it’s best to just not focus on it; which we all know is easier said then done, but it’s important to learn to ignore haters!
Take your time with your art, whether it be cosplay, sketching, learning an instrument, painting, digital art, photography, etc. I cannot stress how important it is to take time to learn about your craft. No one gets good at a talent over night and you can never stop learning and growing as an artist. This kind of goes hand in hand with not doing it for money. If you rush something that you are learning, and then try to sell it, it’s going to show in the finished product and you aren’t going to sell anything. Art is a competitive field and you need to take your time to find your groove, style and what sets you apart from everyone else. Also, if you are doing something strictly for money and you don’t know what you are doing, you aren’t going to enjoy doing it. Just relax, have fun, and take your time doing something you love, and do it BECAUSE you love it!
Kylie LaRee was a wonderful person and someone you should defintely keep an eye out for in the future! If you’d like to check out more of her work you can visit her Facebook!
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