6/20/2023 0 Comments Knowing Yourself by Lisa Shea![]() ![]() Sean: What are some secrets to your creative process? Rowling, Bill Watterson, Tina Fey, Lisa Hanawalt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Joe Sacco, to name a few. ![]() Shea: Matt Groening, Frida Kahlo, Oliver Jeffers, Lynda Barry, Hieronymus Bosh, Shaun Tan, Tacita Dean, Allie Brosh, J.K. Sean: Who are some of your biggest inspirations? Becoming a parent – taking the time to prioritize library trips with my small daughters over everything else – helped me find the fulfilling art practice I have today. I went to art school straight out of high school but I felt like my second love of literature was a weird obsession until I discovered comics and realized I didn’t have to choose between the two. I carried sketchbooks, diaries and books everywhere. Shea: I always drew as a kid, whenever I wasn’t reading. Sean: How did you get started as an artist? Her unique style has me very excited to share this look behind the pages in our latest installment of To Better Know a Renegade. Nary a dry eye is left after reading Shea’s book. ![]() You miss the nights out with friends, but nothing compares to the beautiful mornings shared with your special little person. ![]() Saying goodbye to your old life is one of the hardest parts of parenting. Shea’s graphic novel, Alice at Naptime, is a picture perfect encapsulation of parenting joys and woes. It gives me great privilege to present the words and works of Calgary’s own Shea Proulx. ![]()
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