Meet Kelly!
Saxophone Siren
Hi! Now that I'm a good few years out of grad school I really try to throw myself into enjoying and learning all the things I didn't have time for when I was a student. So in recent years I've been spending a ton of time watching movies, drawing (mostly figure studies), spending more time with my instruments (guitar + sax), and taking college-level electives in writing & poetry.
Personal Hero:
Wendy O. Williams - creatively, I always have a soft spot for women singers who don't sing feminine-ly. She was also so ahead of her time ideologically; she was a feminist sex worker who was outspoken about feminism and women's rights, in interviews and in her music.
Items She Can’t Live Without:
Hair sticks
iPod
At least one good book
How She Got Into Horror:
My parents had all the Universal monster movies on VHS when I was a kid, and in grade school, I was friends with some of the other weirdoes in my class who turned me on to the Horror Lord & Savior Stephen King. I also loved Gerald Scarfe's artwork. It was fascinating to me how something that was technically ugly could still seem kind of beautiful.
What She Likes About Horror:
I love that horror is a safe place to explore things that scare or challenge you. I love the simplicity of some horror (a distant sound you can't identify; a loved one who begins acting strange; a stationary item that suddenly moves on its own). I love the adrenaline of going on a terrifying journey. And since I'm a visual artist who loves both gross and pretty things, I love that horror is perfectly poised to give us this grotesque, scary (but also beautiful) imagery.
Favorite Movies
Saved! (2004)
Camp Nowhere (1994)
The Mutilator (1984)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Candyman (1992)
Favorite TV Shows
“Community”
“Archer”
“Bob's Burgers”
Favorite Books
A Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joe Koch
The Shining by Stephen King
Favorite Authors
Joe Koch
Tamsyn Muir
Nadia Bulkin
Favorite Bands/Artists
The Who
Agnes Obel
Tanerelle
The Distillers.
Favorite Albums
Coup d'Etat by the Plasmatics
The King of Limbs by Radiohead
2112 by Rush
Philip Glass' Violin Concertos by Philip Glass
Sweet Sour by Band of Skulls
Favorite Songs
“Symphony no. 9, 2nd movement” by Antonín Dvořák
“Make Love Time” by Black Diamond Heavies
“Lofticries” by Purity Ring
“Overnight” by Chilly Gonzales
“I don’t have a girlfriend, I just know a girl who would get really mad if she heard me say that.”