Stella Latwinski is a self taught artist and illustrator who comes to Montana from a tiny lake town in northeastern Pennsylvania. Stella has been drawing since she could pick up a pencil, but it was not until 2007 that she decided to share her work with the public. Primarily working with ink and colored pencil on wooden panels, her illustrations have been described as both sweet and unsettling. Stella strives to create a fairytale land that is inspired by nature, dreams, and daily life~ sometimes dark, other times full of whimsy.
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| Elliot Granthal, ink & colored pencil on cherry panel |
Creating is my breath. When I am formulating new characters or storylines, I feel at home, confident. When working on wood, I am reminded that I will never be fully in control of the piece. Soft pine soaks up my ink, and mutes the colored pencil. Hickory takes control of my pen with its striations and grain. Each piece is a new adventure, a test of patience and skill.
When creating a piece for the Unconventional Ida storyline, I work as organically as possible. Characters are not sketched out or planned. My pen hits the wood, and someone~ or something~ new is born. Their background then comes to life in the form of a short story, written by me.
Currently, I am exploring the beauty of melancholia. My new characters are wistful and pensive~ tied together in a quiet and strange world. Inspired by the fluidity of art nouveau and the beauty of people, I am excited to delve deeper into this study.
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| Geisha & Ginkgo, ink & colored pencil on cherry panel |
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