ZoeCicero

I am a storyteller: A writer and an illustrator who isn't afraid to take risks with mixed media if it tells the story the way it should be told. But mostly I am a lifelong student. I read everything from literary theory to Borges to Neil Gaiman's graphic novels. My main inspirations are silent and classic films, history and folklore, the etchings of Albrecht Dürer and the work of William Blake. My mission is to bring the haunting movies in my mind to life through both images and language, so I am currently attempting a graphic novel. Mostly I draw in graphite and charcoal. I love doing 3D crafts such as decoupage and small sculptures of my Woodland characters, but this is mostly for my own amusement. I also love GoT and fantasy/pre-Raphaelite art. My ultimate dream is to make stills from a silent film of my own imagining using my drawings and illuminated text. But today I am still researching and learning. My favorite writers are Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Neil Gaiman, Anne Rice, Joseph Campbell, and Carl Jung, as well as many historical writers such as Antonia Fraser. I adore art history- the Bauhaus, surrealist and magical realist movements are vital to me. I am still experimenting with digital art, with translating my "silent film German expressionist" or "storybook" style into digital work. I am always eager to make friends
and learn more in this regard. I'm also the proud mum
Of an 8 month old son. I've been a teacher, a paralegal, a commercial silk screener, and a techie at Best Buy. Today I am an artist and a wife/mommy. Best jobs on earth!