Emily Harter “The first thing ‘distance’ makes me think of is missing someone, feeling distance from a person. I think that feeling is always the strongest right before you go to sleep. If you’re in love with someone, there’s no way they’re not gonna be the main thing on your mind at the end of your day. I tried to focus on that feeling, when you’re lying in bed thinking about someone, and maybe you’ve got their shirt on or something like that. And you’re thinking about them so much that in your mind its almost like they’re there with you. I tried to represent that in a more visual, mythical kind of way in this piece. There are the real people that are physically there and then there’s this foggy representation of the person they’re thinking about. Because they’re witches, it’s supposed to be like they conjured up a stand in for the person they want to be sleeping with, but it could be seen in a more abstract, dreamy manner too.” -Emily Harter Name
What people, books, films, (etc…) inspire you the most?
Emily Harter
Where are you from?
Definitely the most influential media to me has been stuff that features modern day witchcraft and themes related to that. Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been a huge inspiration since middle school. I’m also a big fan of Simon Hanselmann’s comic “Megg, Mogg, and Owl”. Aesthetically, I take a lot from 1950’s horror comics (Tales From the Crypt, Witches’ Tales, etc) and earlier seasons of The Simpsons. There’s also a weird level of ‘Archie Comics’ influence that somehow made its way in there subconsciously. Also, music. Lately, Speedy Ortiz, Mitski, and Eskimeaux have been meaning a lot to me and my work. I really like what the people in those bands are about.
Pleasantville, New York
What materials do you like to work with?
What is your current occupation?
I call myself a printmaker a lot. Silkscreen is really my favorite thing to work with. I’m in high school now though, so I don’t really have access to a professional level studio or anything, which is limiting. That stands to change in the future, but for now I’m doing a lot of mixed media stuff with gouache and colored pencils and some oil painting.
Age 17 What is your current location? Pleasantville, New York
High school senior and part-time barista Do you have any training or formal education in the field of art you work in, or are you self taught? I’ve taken art classes throughout all of high school. Before that, I did an after school program for 8 years, and now I help teach it. I’ve also done a few summer printmaking programs.
What pieces, projects, or collaborations are you currently working on? Right now it’s all college apps mainly, haha. But when that’s over I’m putting out a new issue of my serial zine, MOONZINE! It has
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