This artist style changes from piece to piece, which makes her work interesting to everyone. She started collage because she felt self-conscious about her drawing, and that definitely rings true with me as well. It's a good thing collage can be classified as "fine art" now, so that us slightly insecure artists can take another route!

Name (Real or Screename): Chen Ying Tzu
URL (Blog, Website): www.flickr.com/photos/hahahazen
Location (Where are you from?): Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: It's my visual diary.

Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Most of the time I prefer looking for magazines. I love to combine illustrations with some modeling portraits. Besides, I'm a big fan of Polaroids. Therefore, I collage with different films to enhance my works.

Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I started around 2 years ago, because I realized my lack of self-confidence in drawing. During that difficult period, I read the sentence "I couldn't draw very well, so I chose to collage." It encouraged me a lot and gave me a new way to release my emotions. I totally lost myself in collage. (After this, I did the work long way from home to commemorate my tough time).

Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: Actually I don't think I'm an artist. I'm more like a storyteller according to my creations. In my free time I'm a volunteer at an art-gallery.