Today we;re joined by Kir. Kir is a phenomenal artist who does a little bit of everything. They write, draw, voice act, and design games.They have a voice acting demo reel, a Steven Universe comic dub, and an author-approved full-cast narration of the first chapter of The Order of Odd-Fish. It’s clear they’re a passionate and dedicated artist, as you’ll soon read. My thanks to them for taking the time to participate in this interview.
WORK
Please, tell us about your art.
I dabble in a lot of creative areas, like writing, drawing, voice acting, and making games! If it’s an art, I’ll probably try it at least once.
What inspires you?
Lots of things! Podcasts, cartoons, video games, my friends, my pets, weird bugs I see on the sidewalk. I conceptualized a whole cartoon series based on a cluster of garbage cans on the side of the road once.
What got you interested in your field? Have you always wanted to be an artist?
Honestly, probably Pokémon. I’ve been obsessed with that since I was a kid. It’s what first inspired me to draw, then to write, and it’s definitely been a big inspiration for making video games.
I’ve wanted to be an artist in some form or another since I was at least 12 (before that I actually wanted to be an ornithologist and study birds all day, haha). For the longest time, I wanted to be a novelist, and it’s only been the last few years that I’ve been really exploring other writing styles and other fields of art.
Do you have any kind of special or unique signature, symbol, or feature you include in your work that you’d be willing to reveal?
I don’t really have anything like that at the moment, no!
What advice would you give young aspiring artists?
Explore! Create! Learn about different areas of art, whatever interests you, and just try your hand at it! If it’s fun, learn more and continue on! If it isn’t, stop for a while and come back if/when you’re ready.
Combine different fields of art! My writing’s gotten a lot better since I started making video games, and my voice acting’s gotten a lot better since I started doing audio editing!
ASEXUALITY
Where on the spectrum do you identify?
It’s kinda hard to figure out! I consider myself bi-aroflux and asexual, but honestly everything seems to fluctuate quite a bit. Some days I’m 100% sex-repulsed and aromantic, other days I’m more…graysexual and biromantic? It’s confusing, but I don’t really mind it.
Have you encountered any kind of ace prejudice or ignorance in your field? If so, how do you handle it?
Not much, luckily! After the game my zucchini and I made for Ace Jam was released, we definitely had some rude comments about asexuality, and people who say that kinda thing aren’t generally open to discussion of the topic, so there’s nothing you can really do except ignore them.
And block them. I’m very liberal with my block button.
What’s the most common misconception about asexuality that you’ve encountered?
That it doesn’t exist! Too many people think asexuals are just making it up for…attention, I guess?
What advice would you give to any asexual individuals out there who might be struggling with their orientation?
Take your time and explore your feelings! Learn the terminology used for different areas of the spectrum and try and figure out what fits you best. It might take you a while, and you might change labels a few times, and that’s okay! I identified as aegosexual for a while before figuring out that my sexuality fluctuates fairly often. There are labels out there that would probably fit my orientation exactly, but right now I’m comfortable with just using the ace label. Maybe that’ll change in a few months or years, but for now it fits, so that’s what works for me!
Finally, where can people find out more about your work?
I have several blogs dedicated to different creative areas, so you can find me in several places!
For my voice acting, audio plays, etc., you can find me at owlyvoices.tumblr.com or on YouTube as OwlyVoices.
For my games, you can find me at owly-games.tumblr.com or owly-bee.itch.io
For my writing: prucanada on AO3
For my drawing, and for a mix of everything else, you can find me on my personal blog, owly-bee.tumblr.com
You can even buy some of my drawings and audio dramas on my Etsy, AudioAce, if you’re so inclined!
I’d love to hear what you think of my art! 😀
Thank you, Kir, for participating in this interview and this project. It’s very much appreciated.
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