Onomatopoeia or What Inspiration Sounds Like
Call me a nerd, a geek, whatever you like, I accept it. Being a geek is about getting excited, and I get excited about the things I love. I geek out. I go on. One of the things I love is comics. I especially love the combination of visual art and story, image and words. I love this because I'm a visual artist and a writer, or maybe I'm a visual artist and writer because I love this so much.
When I finish reading and pouring over the pictures in my favorite comics, I use the pages to make collages, usually of iconic comic book sound effects--all those BAM, POW, BIFF noises non-geeks like to tease us about. I know this sounds like sacrilege to some collectors, but one of the things I love in art is finding new uses for old things, and I've never been one to horde my treasures. My action figures are all out of their boxes, scuffed up, and possibly blown up, and my comics are all for reading and sharing, not for collecting dust in long boxes.
My sound effect collages have received some kind attention from blogs like Laughing Squid and The Mary Sue. Thanks for that! My favorite part of making this art, though, is reliving my favorite comic book stories. Custom orders are the best because I get a chance to talk to other fans about what they love about comics. That love is contagious and exciting and the best reason I can think of to be a geek.
