#6 Cosmic Convos with Sailor Mars feat. Meowgress
Right this moment I’ve a really particular Cosmic Convos for you. I all the time decide the artists myself and prefer to alternate between extra and lesser recognized artists within the area. As you’ll have discovered, I additionally actually love artwork with psychedelic influences. I discovered Meowgress via Twitter after a advice from one other favourite artist of mine. Once I noticed her artwork, I used to be instantly offered. Her first work is even known as “Little one of the Cosmos,” how properly can it match inside this idea, haha!
By attending to know the artist higher, I develop into extra emotionally related to their artwork. Typically we solely see the top outcome and never the blood, sweat, tears and lots of hours that precede it. It’s stunning how she tells that everybody has their very own universe and that she will share hers with us via her artwork. I’m glad that artwork could be an outlet for Marika and others like her. I hope her story will resonate with lots of you too!
Rei: Hello Marika! How did you provide you with your superior artist identify Meowgress?
Meowgress: Whats up, Sailor Mars. Thanks a lot for having me. It’s no secret that I like cats, haha. My future husband calls me a tigress, so I took the “gress” half and blended it with “meow”. And kaboom, Meowgress was born. I began my artwork profession with this identify.
Rei: I might like to know extra in regards to the individual behind the artwork. Are you able to inform me just a little extra about your self?
Meowgress: Sure, in fact. My identify is Marika. I’m half Latvian and half Asian. My Asian half comes from my father, however I don’t know him. And I do not know the place he’s from particularly. I reside on this small metropolis known as Dobele. I like it right here. It’s inexperienced and comfy. And my nervousness is just about below management since I reside right here. I’m tremendous anti-social and an introvert. However I’m getting higher at speaking with folks. Relating to social media, I really feel like a fish in water. So I’m actually glad that I could be myself and present my artwork to folks.
Rei: Since how lengthy have you ever been making artwork? You’ve gotten a really particular fashion. Have been you all the time on this fashion or has it advanced over time?
Meowgress: Nicely, haha, I suppose it can sound cliche, however ever since I bought my fingers on something I may scribble with, I grew to become fascinated about artwork. I used to be really into music for a very long time. Artwork was all the time part of me, however I by no means explored it. I couldn’t get a job right here in Latvia, so I assumed I might attempt to make a dwelling with graphic design. I’ve been working as a contract designer for fairly a while. However let me let you know, that job killed each final artistic drop I had. I used to be always below a lot stress. I had no days off and I used to be not sleeping. After which I bought the stroke. My life flashed earlier than my eyes. And that is when my precise artwork journey started.
4 years in the past, I began to attract for myself. I had no fashion and no concept of what I used to be doing. All I knew was that I cherished line artwork and I cherished portray. After which someway, I mixed the 2 into one thing that’s my fashion now. I’m nonetheless studying and creating, so I’m actually enthusiastic about the way forward for my artwork journey.
Rei: You see clear psychedelic influences in your work. You additionally make a number of use of the colour purple, which I like! The place do you get your inspiration for creating your artwork?
Meowgress: My artwork was initially fairly darkish. It was miserable with none vibrant colours. It actually confirmed what was occurring within me.
On this world, the phrase “weed” is tremendous controversial, however let me let you know, it helped me with my psychological issues and my insomnia. It helped me to open my thoughts and create my world the best way I see it or wish to see it. It performs a giant half in my artwork “model”. Together with hashish in my artwork is for me to point out respect and gratitude to it for being there for me after I wanted it. And that is the place I fell in love with vibrant colours and life.
And in addition, I simply love every part trippy. I like the thought of aliens, area, future, robots and totally different dimensions and potentialities. I believe that our minds are distinctive universes. So it’s actually highly effective to see artists take part of their universe and make it into one thing and present it to others. We actually manifest our ideas into one thing that may be seen and/or heard. So we’re additionally these “greater beings” in some methods. We’re masters of our personal artwork worlds. So that is my predominant theme and the inspiration for my artwork.
Rei: How a lot are you engaged on artwork every day? Does it take a very long time to make your artwork and the way precisely does this course of work?
Meowgress: I draw just about every single day. At the least 12 hours a day and on weekends, round 5 hours. I’m gaming on the weekends so I don’t get burned out. So I’m simply drawing tough little sketches of the concepts I’ve and storing them in my purgatory folder. Haha.
My private work takes me fairly a bit. I believe probably the most intense half is the sketch. I make it tremendous clear so I could make a line work with out considering, as every part is discovered and I can simply calm down and be into it. The coloring half is the place the magic occurs. I’m nonetheless modifying my strategy to it, nevertheless it’s getting extra superior in my eyes at the very least. So, one piece takes me round 9–20 hours.
I’ve little or no time for my private artwork currently. However I’m engaged on a mission that I’m actually enthusiastic about. However I can’t let you know something about it simply but, sadly.
Rei: Do you’ve a sure message or vibe that you just wish to convey together with your artwork or is that as much as us admirers to fill in ourselves?
Meowgress: My predominant message for folks is to decide on to see the world in a different way. A whole lot of my characters have a number of eyes. And it’s as a result of I would like these eyes to represent further assist to see previous the gray curtain, be free and fantasize, and discover a universe the place there’s no judgement and no limits in any respect. Additionally, I draw futuristic items. And with that, I wish to normalize know-how and present people who it’s part of us already. And that it’s okay.
I would like them to see my items and solely by seeing them, inform them that they’re a part of that world too. And that they’re all the time welcome to vibe with me.
Rei: You’ve gotten now additionally began making NFTs of your artworks. How lengthy have you ever been doing this and the way do you prefer it to this point?
Meowgress: Apparently sufficient, I acquired a number of messages on Instagram relating to NFTs. So, it peaked my curiosity, however I by no means regarded into it. It was October and I don’t know what was occurring, however in the future I bought further bombarded by folks asking me if I offered NFTs. After which I noticed that a number of artists that I love had been actually into that. Due to them, I discovered the Basis market. In order that day, I logged into my Twitter account that I had made simply to safe my “meowgress” deal with again in 2019. I joined the Basis’s Discord server and met some wonderful folks. I don’t understand how, however I bought an invite to Basis on my first day there from BoxHead (love you!). And that was it! I bought misplaced there. It was like discovering a brand new planet, actually. I’ve by no means had such supportive and pleasant folks round me.
I minted my first NFT on November seventh. And I’ve been on this area for two full months now. Which is loopy! I like it a lot. I’m so grateful to the individuals who pushed me to get into it.
Rei: Do you’ve any particular targets you wish to obtain within the NFT area?
Meowgress: As I discussed earlier than, I’m engaged on NFT tasks. And I’m additionally now a co-founder of Surreal Thoughts Collective DAO along with 0xGnstic. I want I may say extra about this complete factor, however I can’t. Plans are huge, and the workload is gigantic. However that’s my predominant purpose and focus for now. And naturally, I wish to make my very own distinctive artwork items, develop my expertise, and join with folks on this area.
Rei: Which artists do you look as much as probably the most, within the NFT world and usually?
Meowgress: To be sincere, there are too many. And I’ve an enormous respect for all of them. However my high 4 could be Seerlight, BakaArts, Zeronis and Diberkato.
Rei: Do you ever take into consideration what the long run will appear to be? What do you assume the world will appear to be within the subsequent 10/25 years? What place do you assume NFTs may have on this world?
Meowgress: I believe that we, as people, are already bionic. Our computer systems, telephones, and sensible watches are already part of us. And I believe the long run is know-how, for certain. Recreation graphics are extra good now than our personal actuality. Digital actuality shall be part of our on a regular basis actions. We’re already within the transition. Everybody on Twitter lives in a metaverse already. The distinction is that we haven’t created graphics for it but. Within the close to future, we’ll see one another in VR as our 3D NFT pfp’s. We are going to really create our personal world there, and that world will encompass NFTs. Brace yourselves!
Rei: Lastly, the place can folks discover extra about you and your artwork?
Meowgress: Yow will discover me on Instagram, Twitter, Foundation.
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