Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

When I was seven or eight, my father edited the print magazine Videotext Journal, which was about what was essentially an early graphical precursor to the world wide web. I had drawn a Klingon Bird of Prey (a Star Trek spaceship) on one of our computers, and it ended up as an illustration in the magazine — becoming a “published artist” at that age is something I remember distinctly with pride, and I’m sure it was quite influential in my thinking as a child and thus my entire life.

I thought of that story because in this month’s Bizarre magazine (February 2009 — pick it up on newsstands now) there is a short article on me and my paintings (and thank you to Alix for promoting my book of body modification interviews), and contained in that article is a painting that Nefarious and I did together (Apocalypse Spiders), so she now shares the early thrill of being a published artist. Of course, she only got to see that single page of the magazine, but nonetheless, she was very happy to know that people all over the world have now seen our art.

Thanks again, Bizarre!

If you’re wondering why I’m posting on a Saturday afternoon, Nefarious is glued to the Wii right now… We went to trapeze class this morning and now she’s playing some of her old games, steadfastly refusing my suggestion that we go to the park and play!