Michelle Purchase

THE ARTWORK

Michelle Purchase's Beasting artwork

THE BEASTLAPSE

THE ARTIST

Michelle Purchase photo by John Spaulding

MICHELLE PURCHASE photo by JOHN SPAULDING

 

THE DETAILS

WHAT art-making tool can't you live without?

“Pencil. I do almost everything in pencil, it’s the perfect tool. It can be blended, erased, used to make dark marks, or light marks. It can be chiseled into a wedge to be more spontaneous. You can get water soluble pencils, so they blend like water colour. The only drawback is that it can make you a bit uptight. For that reason sometimes I go for ink – jet black India or sumi-e.”

WHAT is the best & worst thing about a blind collaboration?

“Is my style going to mesh with others?”

WHAT does the word "beastly" bring to your mind?

“Hagfish. The rabbit figure from Sexy Beast (or Donnie Darko). Toenails. Nose & ear hair. Greasy heads. Yellow teeth.”