Tuesday's Artist: Kelly Puissegur

In order to keep my creative tank chugging along I like to fill it with all sorts of visual fuel. This "Tuesday's Artist" thing is my way of sharing some of the artists that inspire and delight me. I asked them to do a little finish-this-sentence sort of mini-interview so we might get to know them a little better.

This week's spotlight is shining on Kelly Puissegur. I really like her less-than-pretty but oh-so-fun work. Love her gritty layered textures, limited palette, and her childlike sense of proportion.

Kelly says:

If I wasn't an artist maybe I'd be a writer or gardener. 

Today, I'm listening to The Duchess and The Duke, Lou Reed, Lil Wayne, Alex Turner, The Rolling Stones.

I'm really good at lying. 

I'd like to be better at making decisions. 

When I was a kid I was very dirty. I hated to take baths and brush my teeth. 

I hate it when I'm wrong. 

My workspace is not too neat and not too messy but just right to spark creativity (or so I tell myself). 

Right now, I'm really into the movie Adaptation and the book Submarine by Joe Dunthorne. 

I hope that my art gets better so that one day I'll be satisfied. 

You can see more of Kelly's work here or here.

Tentacles, Skelly Heads, and Wee Dollies

Here's what's on the drying rack today-

And a tiny peek at my pink-polka-dotted tootsies. 

My hands are all arty scruffiness, but my toes are super girly.

Been doing some sculpting. Got a bunch of smiling skelly heads in the works. (Yes, I know that skulls don't have noses, but I'm a rebel like that.) Trying out a new technique of building up the paperclay over a roughly-carved wooden armature. I think it's gonna work out nicely. I'm hoping to get our tentacled beastie done today. I really like how he's turning out so far.

Today's Table (In the Works)

Here's what today's table looked like at some point today-

Now it's more colorful on account of I've started to paint Dylan's tentacled beast. (No, that's not a euphemism for something naughty.) Started on the first of this year's Halloween offerings too. (I do get a bit ahead of myself.) Making some itty bitty punkinheads and skellies. And designed some other stuff too. Right now I'm really into skeletons, punkinheads, and monsters. I love design days! 

What are your favorite Halloween icons?