I interviewed an artist who goes by the name of Sinstersquids.

Sinistersquids is an artist who draws mostly cubed-shape art. Her art is inspired by food, anime, and Japanese culture. Sinistersquids runs an Etsy shop where she sells stickers, keychains, bags, clothing, and other accessories. She also has a sticker club on Patreon. I chose to interview Sinistersquids because I have been following her art account for a long time, and I love her style of art and the content she draws. I want to become an artist and she inspires me with more reason to pursue an art career. Through our interview, I learned from Sinistersquids that it is important to believe in yourself when trying to pursue your passion. Believing that you are able to make your dreams come true is a really important part when chasing your passion. I also like how she mentioned caring for our environment; I think it’s an important job that everyone should try to do. I really enjoyed my interview with Sinistersquids, and I wish her all the best!

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Here is our interview:

1. Why are you passionate about your job?

I’m passionate about my job because I feel like it is long been a dream that I never really thought would’ve been possible. Drawing for me has always been something I did by myself and to see my creations come to life and be enjoyed by others really seems surreal and wonderful every day.

2. What obstacles have you faced to get where you are today?

I think I have faced a lot of self sabotage more than anything. I had to always saved a lot of money when I was a kid so funding my business was never a problem, and I didn’t have that much student debt so when I left school it wasn’t a financial issue for me to start a business. But that being said I had a lot of self talk that was very negative and often would stop me from drawing or believing that I could draw for a living. It was stuff that was as simple as me I think I have faced a lot of self sabotage more than anything.

3. What advice would you pass on to someone interested in what you are doing?

I guess my biggest advice is that there is no formula way to do freelance which could make one anxious, but it also means that whatever you’re doing and however you’re doing it can be a way to create a life as a freelance artist. I would say believe in yourself and if you don’t believe in yourself, work on learning to believe in yourself.

4. Would you be open to further contact from Riverside’s students and if so, how can someone contact you?

Unfortunately I do get a lot of emails daily and messages so I don’t always respond or have time to. I do have a YouTube channel with a lot of videos on how I have created my freelance life if that is helpful, but at this time I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to respond thoughtfully to everyone’s messages.

5. What would you be doing if you didn’t pursue art? 

I majored in politics which I think a lot of people find hard to believe, but I originally wanted to do environmental policy or science. I still very much care about the environment but I found a way to do that within my own business like having sustainable packaging instead of trying to go write policy.

6. Which anime do you feel like has impacted you as a person?

I would say One Piece was the most impactful anime I had ever seen. I just really resonated with Luffy and his carefree attitude.

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Here are some of Sinistersquids’ artwork from Instagram:

 

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Sinistersquids’ social media links:

Website | Shop

Youtube | Instagram | Twitter