Meet Erika, the lab flower child… ![erika2]()
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1- What is your role at the lab?
Educator/ Design Assistant
2- What inspires your creative process?
Rust, moss, shadows, odd personalities, abstract paintings, day dreams, sculpture, geometry, miniature ponies, delay, the moon, my black cat.
3- What is something in Vancouver you are excited to do/experience/try?
I need to get to tight club! I’ve been a bit scared to be honest. Otherwise, take a pottery class, go to the museum of anthropology, go sailing, and hike the lions.
4- If you could have a meal with someone living or dead?
My grandma Hazel Rekis. I’ve been told that she was really sweet.
5- Describe your style.
Oh man. Comfort is important. And I love geometric prints, especially black and white ones. Especially mixing black and white prints. So lets just say lotsa layers, prints and good shoes and probably messy hair.
6- Artist you admire?
Jean Micheal Basquiet, Marina Abramovie, Amber Denison,(LA/Local) Kristy Koopman (Local)
7- Favorite place to travel and why?
Turkey (turkish delight, duh), New York (its got everything), Ghana (incredible fabrics and beautiful people), Guatemala (magical)
8- What are you reading?
1Q84, its soooo long.
Listening to?
Mount Kimbie, Braids, Blue Hawaii, Fela Kuti, Afro Cubism, Teebs, White Rainbow. Music is sooo important!
9- if you had a theme song to your life, what would it be?
Bjork- Moon
10- Where will you go from here?
I love to travel. So perhaps allow my work to take me to another country. That’d be fun!
11-Draw yourself as a superhero
Okay, fine.
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