@ScribbltyHibblty - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index
Q: The origin of your interest in Ocean themes? Why do you think you wanted to become a creature and concept designer in elementary school? What was it about the term you heard while watching Face Off on the Syfy channel that resonated with you?
:I think it was my Dad who mostly sparked my interest for nautical environments early on when he’d take me island hopping and fishing across those bits of land that pop up along the big river that runs down Florida's east coast. As for wanting to become a creature and concept designer as a kid, I just remember that was how the hosts of Face Off were introduced, and the idea of coming up with monsters as a career was incredible to me, so that’s what I wanted to do anytime someone asked.
Q: What does it take to become an artist?
:It depends on the person and finding what sorts of creative endeavors they feel fulfillment in, and then try to get better with every endeavor.
Q: What have you learned about yourself from drawing?
:That traditional mediums are the most (and arguably only) reliable means of expressing myself.
Q: How did RFF come to be?
:I drew Clive first before anything else because I was stressed and wanted to draw a creature man. From there I gave him a girlfriend, a kid, married them, wrote in a second kid, and kept throwing ideas at the wall until the story just sort of developed itself.
Q: What is some of the fishing gear you have collected?
:I own a couple lures, bobbers, and lots of nice fishing hooks from people whose gear was either left behind or washed up after being lost. The coolest thing I found is a huge cranckbait that you'd use for huge offshore fish like tuna and marlin
Q: How is it like exploring coasts?
:It can be incredibly satisfying seeing the natural ecosystems you live in. Sometimes I’ll come across some neat critters I’ve never seen before, which is always fun to go home later and identify. Small things like barnacle clusters, oysters, mangrove shoots, fish bones, and colonies of hermit crabs start to become little works of natural art when you take the time to appreciate the details . On the other hand It can also be infuriating at times because people who don't give a crap will leave trash behind, accidently kill the stuff left in tide pools cause they wanted to mess with it, scare everything off by blasting music, and tear up river beds with needlessly powerful engines.
Q: Which sculptures do you have? And why?
:I make and own lots of different mermaid, shark, and general sea life statues. It helps keep me inspired, and I feel more comfortable in rooms that have a lot of decor. If I don’t make them then I try finding them whenever I’m out and about in an area I don’t visit often.
Q: Your tips for browsing flea markets?
:Make sure you carry cash and have a general idea of the type of stuff you’re looking to buy, but not so specific that you get frustrated cause you wasted the day searching to no avail. Also don’t be afraid to ask about things you’re short on. Most vendors are willing to knock a buck or two off just to make the sale.
Q: Some cool stuff you've seen in independent businesses?
:(Just to list off some from the top of my head) Carpenters that specialize in furniture made of drift wood~ woodburning artists that do custom designs on stuff like gun boxes~ metal workers that do big sculptures of deep sea creatures~ artists who can take old mangrove roots and carve them to look like fish~ gardeners who grow the tastiest fruit I’ve ever had from their own back yard~ and people who make their own flavored honey with ingredients they’ve cultivated themselves, or bought from another different independent grower.
Q: What's the origin of your username: ScribbltyHibblty
:I started on Twitter with the name “Scribbling Chimp" that I came up with on the spot so I could submit to an art contest. When I made the transition to Newgrounds that name was taken to I tried a couple other similar names, and landed on that one.
Q: How would you describe your experience of using NG, and how do you discover it?
:I’ve always had NG in the back of my mind from way back in elementary, but didn’t make an official account until high school for a reason I’ve forgotten. Either way, my experience with the site has been spectacular. The people who run NG seem very committed to nurturing a strong community of artists and supporting every artist who wants to use the site for sharing the stuff they make. For example, the tablet I still use to this day was given to me during a Newgrounds giveaway, plus a good deal of the people who were foundational to how I approach art came from Newgrounds.
Q: How did you get interested in fishing?
:Dad took me when I was young, but unfortunately he left the picture around middle school. I eventually picked it back up again on my own with friends and fell in love with the sport all over again.
Q: Have you ever been to a Long John Silver's?
:No
- Odd encounter
First real job I had was at a gas-station, and within the first week of working there I was in the back taking stock when my manager came in and asked if I "saw the dog lady". Apparently a woman came in and asked to buy a hotdog for the dog she had in her truck. She then proceeded to throw the hotdog in the parking lot, and opened the truck door to let out like seven neglected (corgis I think it was) dogs before speeding off without them. My theory is that she was a crazy dog lady who was told to get rid of some of her dogs, but was too afraid to take them to a shelter cause of the state they were in. That's just one of many odd encounters I had the three years I worked that gas-station job.
Q: That is very strange, what were some more odd encounters?
:Forgive me if this is a little crass, but another strange one was when a lady (who was very clearly on some sort of substance) knocked over a trash can in broad daylight in front of the store and started playing with, and digging through the garbage. The same manager from the last story put me on register so she could deal with it. When she went to confront her, the lady digging through the trash began taking her shirt off to flash the crowd that had built. How everything was resolved is a blur because I was behind the counter the whole time. Later that night, however, I unfortunately found a massive pile of human waste on the side of our building which was almost definitely the doing of the woman who was digging through the trash earlier that day. A regular who also saw the excrement agreed because he had dealt with drug cases before, and he said it was incredibly similar to the “stuff” he’s seen addicts make in the past.
Q: Your advice for life?
:I think it’s important to live outside of yourself a bit, and to accept and appreciate the stuff you can’t control, because most of it you can't, while also cherishing the few small things you can.