(A Disharmony, 66" x 66", 2007)

ROBYN O’NEIL: I remember a distinct moment when I was about fifteen or sixteen when I made a decision. This is an awful thing to say, but I realized, Friends are taking up too much of my time, let’s put that on the back burner. My parents were a little weirded out. I was the opposite of most teenagers, and the opposite of my brother, where they had to try to keep him inside because he was always wanting to go out. But I made this really distinct choice where I had to be selfish, that was the only way I could see this, being an artist, working out for me. And I think, from that moment until this month, seriously, I’ve been going like a maniac. By the time I got to a point in my career where I could quit my job and focus only on making these drawings, it killed me to even take one night off. I mean, it would drive me insane, which is horrible, it’s a horrible way to be.

THE BELIEVER: But it’s a productive way to be.

RO: That’s true, it really is. And I must have realized that pretty early, for better or worse.

(From an interview with Robyn O’Neil, November/December 2008)

More Reads
Uncategorized

An Interview with Kevin Wilson

Vendela Vida
Uncategorized

The Real Horror of Night in the Woods

Ellie Kovach
Uncategorized

An Interview with Rachel Rabbit White

Erin Taylor
More