Staff Appreciation Interview: @p-u-r-i-n

For Staff Appreciation Day (Oct. 16th) I've done a series of Interviews with several members of dA staff. I hope you all enjoy!

Interview with paellamagi.

1. How did you come up with your deviantART nickname?

Beats me. It's the Japanese word for pudding with lots of dashes within. I guess I look a bit like a pudding.

2. What is your role on deviantART and what do you enjoy most about it?

I'm a MN@, helping to keep the chats and forums rad. I probably like helping out in #help and #MNAdmin the most, though the nonsense in #devart is still enjoyable.

3. How did you find out about deviantArt and what made you decide to join?

An old friend of mine linked to their deviantART profile, and since then I've been hooked.

4. What is your biggest pet peeve on dA? How about outside of dA?

On dA, probably the people who say within threads that something should be locked. Come to #MNAdmin please so it can actually happen.

Outside of dA, probably bad drivers. I think that one is fairly self explanatory.

5. On deviantART, who’s artwork has inspired you most and what are your 3 favorite deviations of theirs?

GH-MoNGo

He inspires me more for his attitude than his artwork, which is great too. But he's the kind of guy who always wants to learn and improve - he accepts critique willingly and eagerly - he never says "I'm good enough". I think its a great attitude to have and I really enjoy watching him improve.


6. Of your own art work, do you feel you lean towards a particular art form or a theme within that art form?

In terms of types of art that you hang on a wall, I dig acrylic painting. I'm also interested in installation artwork, and how people interact with and relate to objects in space (not necessarily outer space).

7. Do you feel that deviantART has helped you to grow and develop as an artist? If so, in what ways?

Its sort of awoken this passion for art. I liked drawing before deviantART, but it inspired me to pursue a career within the arts, even though I don't want to be a manga artist like I wanted to when I was 15.

8. What do you like best about your chosen art form?

Its just such a great medium to work with, it dries quickly, blends nicely and is overall fun to work with. I've experimented with watercolours and oils, but acrylics are what I fell in love with.

9. What have you struggled with most in your chosen art form?

Probably working out how to create texture in my pieces and being able to build up colour in a way that I'm satisfied with. I'm still not hugely comfortable using a wide range of colours in my paintings.

10. Of your own deviations, what 3 are you most proud of and why?

This was a big breakthrough for me in terms of texture in a piece. I need to put a better image up though,
I'm not so much proud of this but I think my cat is cute. I should make it a lolcat.
was a big breakthrough in terms of drawing. It has a lot wrong with it though. For one, it's supposed to be a self portrait, but doesn't look like me.

11. What inspires you most?

People. Music. Weather. When I walk around and just think.

12. Walk me through a typical day in the life of paellamagi.

Wake up. Check emails. Check deviantART messages. Go to Uni. Do Uni work. dAmn. Forums. Walk the dog. Work. Eating, showering, sleeping and things that constitute I have a life outside of dA happens as well.

13. What kind of movies would we find in your DVD collection?

Lots of TV shows. Studio Ghibli anime. Don't really buy DVDs all that often anymore.

14. How about if we opened your fridge right now, what would we find?

Lots of juice, leftover curry, vegetables, yogurt, milk. Typical fridge stuff.

15. If you had to list 3 things you think everyone should do in their lifetime, what would they be?

Make art.
Learn an instrument.
Bake me a cake.