Caitlin Shearer
Painter
Tell us a bit about yourself:
i am nineteen and i collect old books and i really like aliens and the loch ness monster and marilyn monroe.
What do you make?
paintings of quiet girls in fancy dresses and then sometimes paintings of boys who look like girls.
Where else on the web can we find you?
www.pepperminte.etsy.com
www.pepperminte.deviantart.com and www.flickr.com/photos/caitlinghoster/
What did you dream about last night?
whoa! freaky coincidence. i actually had a weird dream that i was looking into my own mouth and my gums were white.
What inspires you?
wes anderson films, tim walker photos, old hollywood biographies, young elizabeth taylor, stress.
What is your biggest fear?
twice ive had spiders in my clothes so i really dislike spiders. i also am scared of driving.
Name a few of your favorite movies \ books \ websites \ bands:
The virgin suicides, The seven year itch, Cry baby, Marie Antoinette, The Royal Tenenbaums, Mean girls, Twin Peaks.
I like reading biographies more than anything else at the moment. the story of marlene dietrich by her daughter maria riva is a good one.
For websites, i love flickr. flickr is a treasure trove.
I love to listen to Interpol, Cold war kids, Adam and the ants, CocoRosie, Patrick Wolf, The Grates and Boys in Lavender.
What are you really good at? What are you really bad at:
I am good at procrastinating, and baking cakes.
I am really terrible at maths and being brave.
What is your favorite thing to eat?
nachos! or cheeseburgers! or peaches! or mushy peas!
How would you like to be remembered?
as someone who loved with all her heart.
What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
i used to slip over alot in my shiny shoes because they have poor grip. its embarassing when youre out with people and you slip and people just think youre a drunkard.
Anything else you would like to say:
aliens exist!