Majella Lue Sue

I find Majella's work very comforting, it has the feel of the pleasant illustration you would see in any women's magazine, cartoon-like and soft. But the one thing she does differently, is of course, using collage in her illustrations. I am amazed by how she so subtly uses textures such as newsprint in her illustrations. I know there are a lot of affluent illustrators who practice this collage/illustration technique, and it's nice to know that collage functions so well in so many artistic careers.

Name (Real or Screename): Majella Lue Sue
URL (Blog, Website): www.majellaluesue.com
Location (Where are you from?): Originally, Trinidad and Tobago, but I now live in California, USA.

Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Finding expression and storytelling through drawing and paper.

Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Mostly vintage. Anything that would achieve the look and feel I want. It's the most fun way to recycle old and forgotten paper or fabric.

Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been illustrating for at least 5 years, professionally for 3. I wanted to try to create imagery with media other than the traditional ones.

Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I'm an illustrator/designer. I illustrate and do graphic design professionally.


Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: Yes. I graduated with an BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design.

Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: Drawing over my collage. It's like leaving a piece of me behind.

Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: "High Maintenance" The woman in the bathtub. It was one of my first pieces when everything seemed to come together magically.

Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Vuillard, Ezra Jack Keats, Mary Blair, Olle Eksell.

Thanks Majella!

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