Zoë Moss is a little insane. I just wanted to get that across. And furthermore, she deserves a equally insane tribute - if not more. Zoë is an artist, an inspration for us all, whose sloppy cleaning habits refuse to get in the way of her talent. Luckily, I got Zoë to stop spasming long enough to force an interview out of her:
Purple Penguin: Hello Zoë. What is your full title?
Zoë:
If you want my full, mega real long name, be prepared. It's
Zoë Moss Kintisch-Rodriguez. Many teachers have gone crazy due to my
name.
Purple Penguin: Are you proud of what you do?
Zoë:
I think so... yes. If I was not proud, would I be ashamed? My stuff that
I do is something I like to do. yes.
Purple Penguin: Even if it scares the children?
Zoë:
My work is suppost to scare children who like little furry animals. And
adults who think kids are all innocent. But most of all, disney children.
They need fear in their lives, or they will think that the world is filled
with magical elves like the one in my closet.
Purple Penguin: Is it true that you are selling your artwork? (Plug! Plug!)
Zoë:
For the right price, you and everyone else can have signed artwork. It's
all good, aint it? I do have bids now and again.
Purple Penguin: What are your favorite television shows?
Zoë:
Well, Invader Zim for one.... isn't it obvious? Uh, Powerpuff Girls...
yes. SIMPSONS!!! Ed, Edd, 'N Eddy, lots of dem Japanese cartoons with the
pretty colors and big eyes, and more cartoons than you can fit on the head
of not one, but TWO pins!
Purple Penguin: If you could meet any artist, living or Jhonen Vasquez, who would it be?
Zoë:
Well, in the artist department, I guess Picasso, Roman
Dirge, the
wonderful genuises behind both Little Gloomy and Gloomcookie, Rose Besch
and
D.Kartoon (personal favorite internet artists), E.G. (another one), Rosearik
Rikki Simons and his wife, and.....hmm.....
Ya know, there's just too
many... but as for Jhonen Vasquez, the man I have met him on at least 2
occasions.... I am obsessed and I have a built-in artist rader and a gaydar
just for fun in my head. And even you Purple Penguin!
Purple Penguin: Any advice to would be artists/complete and total lunatics?
Zoë:
Don't
do drugs unless you know what you're in for. Don't sit too close to
the television for your vision will be hurt and your eyeballs will fall
out.
Also, persue your dreams. No matter how cheesy you may see it to be, there
is a saying: "One persons garbage is another's treasure". for
those of you
who have sketch books from since you were young and plump like a baby cause
you were a baby, you may look back on them as trash, but your peers and
above might love them. Also, DRAW LIKE THE DEVIL! PLAY YOUR INSTRUMENTS!!
JUST BE CREATIVE!! And most important, use the force. It can make things
move by themselves which is neat, yes? It is a real power.
Brush your teeth Kiddies, I smell pizza on dat breath of yours....