Fancy Dress, by Yasmine Surovec
Yasmine Surovec is a designer and illustrator based in the Bay Area with her husband - who is a sculptor - and two dogs and two cats.
I have a love for things that are vintage and imperfect. I'd once seen an old dress with tattered laces and with the fabric worn out and stained. That image stuck in my imagination and Fancy Dress came from that. The dress was drawn from start to finish in one sitting.
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What has inspired you recently?
This is one of those things that is difficult to answer as I often get "inspiration overload". But I am most inspired and ideas start to flow most freely after I've taken some time away to not actually think about anything.
Why did you choose to pair the Kids in Need Foundation with your print?
I chose to pair my print with Kids in Need. Having grown up in a place where I’ve seen and worked with children below the poverty level, many children don’t go to school or have been taken out of school too early. I feel that it is important to give to organizations that help with the educational needs of children, particularly those who have very little to no education.
How have you seen art transform the world around you?
I think that it has helped to improve the lives of people. Creativity in general allows for outside-of-the-box thinking. Innovations wouldn't happen without factoring in creativity.
If you could pick one artist to mentor you, who would it be?
Henry Darger. He lived a simple, humble life yet he was able to create these wonderful works of art. He had a wild, vivid imagination and it shows in his work.
Who are some artists that other people should know about?
For the most part, I absolutely love folk art - art passed from one generation to another. I love Pennsylvania Dutch motifs, the tribal, indigenous arts of Southeast Asia and the Americas. If I were to name a few artists, it would be Gregory Blackstock, and as mentioned, Henry Darger, and quite a number of outsider artists.
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