~the-gil-monster
Gil Merritt
Artist
United States
Purchase handmade, chenille stem monsters and mayhem from Chenille Macabre! Dragons, werewolves, zombies, and more! Commission work also available!
Chenille Macabre: Truly Twisted Pipecleaners!Current Residence: Rochester, New York
Favourite genre of music: Black Metal, Doom Metal, Goth Metal
Favourite photographer: My wife
Favourite style of art: Black-and-white horror art
Operating System: Pentium 4, Photoshop 7.0, Canon digital camera, Canon LiDE Scanner, Nikon CoolPix
MP3 player of choice: iTunes
Favourite cartoon character: Beetlejuice, DangerMouse, The Monarch
Personal Quote: "Keep art dangerous!"
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Gahan Wilson, Jack Davis, Don Martin, Sergio Aragones
Favorite movies
Meet The Feebles, Bad Taste, Dead Alive, Suspiria, Near Dark, Gymkata, Inframan, Violent Shit III
Favorite bands / musical artists
My Dying Bride, Slayer, Cradle Of Filth, Tristania, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Finntroll, Sigh, Opeth
Favorite writers
Garth Ennis, Joe Bob Briggs, Clive Barker
Favorite games
AMPUTHEATRE (blushes), State Of Emergency, Manhunt, Condemned, Mortal Kombat
Favorite gaming platform
XBOX360, Playstation 2
Tools of the Trade
Westrim Crafts Chenille stems, Scribbles acrylic paint, Sharpies, Staedtler pencils, India ink, etc.
Other Interests
Gaming, horror films, B-movies, video games, cartooning