I would like to introduce everyone to an artist we’ve been working with. Carolyn Fisk has designed a banner for our new website. Our website is about to undergo some huge changes, and we wanted a banner that includes both Kevin Village Stone and myself. Carolyn Fisk cleverly created this beautiful image featuring both Kevin’s and my instruments.
But that’s not all she’s done. She’s an animator, illustrator, and computer artist. Because she was influenced by her father who is a professional painter, she took an interest in art at a young age. She draws inspiration from a variety of sources such as Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, history, film, Japanese managa and anime, and video games; her work combines traditional media with computer applications.
She hails from Canada and recently graduated with a Bachelor in Media Arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She has a wonderful portfolio of haunting, detailed, and emotional images. Check out these other works from Carolyn.
This next image is a frame from her thesis film, “Disconnect” which can be viewed at her website, here. She does a lot of stunning, detailed work to make the environment speak just as loudly as the characters in the film. In all actuality, there is no speaking in the film. Some feelings can’t be put into words, and Carolyn does a beautiful job where words end.
Here is another beautiful environment created by Carolyn.
A statement from Carolyn Fisk in regards to her film, “Disconnect”:
“There is something in the way we experience life that cannot be understood by words or sound alone. My work is a reflection upon my own personality and experiences in an abstract way. I often develop stories without sound or a written dialogue in mind. I am driven to develop these stories based more on a type of feeling or mood I have experienced. This can be extremely hard to communicate to an audience. It is challenging to try and create something that is not concrete and is perceived differently by every individual. This is true for any story I suppose, but think about trying to create an animation based off a feeling you cannot name. Think about a state of mind you experienced and try to recreate it. It is hard enough to capture and understand all the subtleties of our emotions, and even harder to share them with others.
When I started out in animation, I did not consider myself an animator because most of the work I did related to other art forms such as illustration. But animation allowed me to pursue different avenues of thought. Over the years I have worked hard to communicate through animation, my stories and emotions, while struggling to find a preferred style and method. Sometime during the process I realized that animation works across mediums in order to effectively convey a story. Doing one does not mean giving up the other. With this new found understanding I became more willing to branch out and experiment by mixing traditional hand drawn animation with 3D computer graphics. I was also inspired to incorporate more of my knowledge from other art forms such as film and graphic novels.”
We’re very pleased with her work and we encourage you to visit her website and check out the rest of her portfolio.
Till next time
Lindy D
