From Tech to Bedside: Liz on Finding Purpose Beyond the Corporate Canvas

So coming back to your previous work, your work spans illustration, advertisement.

Yeah.

Now you're including bedside art facilitation.

How do you move between these different forms and what guides do you have for choosing the right medium or an idea? Yeah.

Oh, that's so interesting.

So when I'm working in certain instances, like working for a corporate company that has a particular style or something that I need to emulate, or there's a very specific limitation, I'm not necessarily going to be able to put all this emotional or emotive quality into the work.

It doesn't mean I'm not being artistic or not using any of my skills.

It just doesn't have the opportunity.

When I'm doing my illustration work, doing book work, working as an arts facilitator, it's all about the emotion.

It is a very emotive...

It sounds really corny, probably, but it's almost like method acting.

I get into this mood.

I create this essence in my mind of what I want to feel about this.

And it makes me feel great.

And I think...

I work in this sort of layered way where I'll have an idea and my work is very conceptual.

It isn't highly realistic, even though I can do that.

That doesn't satisfy me.

It has usually mood, atmosphere, color, design, and story usually behind it.

Because I love stories.

Actually, that's one thing I cut.

I originally was going to be a writer when I was a kid.

And then art just took over.

And that was that.

But there's always a story in my head in every time I make something.