Nate Stottrup
BIO: I grew up on a pig farm in Litchfield, Minnesota. I
discovered comic books in first or second grade and became obsessed
with Marvel comics. I have a poor sense of smell. I think texture is the
most important quality in food. I live in Ravenna with two awesome
roommates and a one-eyed cat.
RESUME: I studied printmaking, illustration and
sculpture at Minnesota State University, Moorehead. I created mock-ups
and prototypes for Screenlife, a board game company in Seattle. And also
designed a board game which was later re-licensed as the
less-than-thrilling Dilbert, Escape from Cubeville. I have been a member
of Ballard’s printmaking community since 2004 and have shown work
throughout the city, state and country. I also illustrate book and album
covers, posters, t-shirts and packaging. In January 2012, The
Swamp Wampa, the first e-book featuring my illustrations was released.
MEDIUM/PROJECTS: I am printing away like a rabid hamster inbetween freelance illustration gigs and running Dead End Press.
ARTIST STATEMENT: For me, the most important aspect is
to be open to what the image or the work wants to become. It may become
a wave moving across the surface of water, the small random cracks that
occur in a desert landscape, the smooth yet pointed contradiction of a
thorn, or the lonely oppression of monsters.
INFLUENCES: Paul Simon, Steve Jobs, Kaethe Kollwitz,
Michael Barnes, Superman, The Phantom Tollbooth, Shel Silverstein,
Edward Gorey, Dr. Seuss, Bruce Springsteen, Alberto Giacometti, Deborah
Mae Broad and my parents.
HOBBIES: Throwing pennies in a cup from the couch.
Chess. Tennis and raquetball. Random walks around the neighborhood at
night with strangers. Video games.
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| Arrival 4th State 2nd Edition $20 |
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| New Headsm $20 |
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