Emil Ferris

I have a profound interest in embroidery, as I have female ancestors on both sides who embroidered their way through great trials. ”

I was illustrating, and I was cleaning people's houses; I was doing whatever I could to take care of my kid as a single parent. ”

I kept notebooks as a kid, and they were important to me. ”

Silent films weren't so different from my comics - the basic choice both offer an artist is what do you show and what do you tell. ”

I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear... But there is a chance that something... will talk to me from the dark, so I have... to be prepared for that communication, which has happened. ”

Being seen is important for people. Doesn't happen enough for anyone. We're not here long in this world. ”

I learned how not to be alone in the playground. ”

I still do love monsters. And when I was a kid, they were really important to me. I couldn't wait for Saturday night. ”

There's the way that light shows in darkness, and it is extremely beautiful. And I think it essentializes the experience of being human, to see light in darkness. ”

I fell asleep once while washing dishes. I hallucinated prolifically - like, squirrels knitting whole sweaters! It was like my dreams inserted themselves in my waking life. ”