“Thanks for being the super effervescent, hula-hooping,
wine-loving writer and artist ... and our favorite modern bohemian ‘it girl’. Keep inspiring us, Brit!”
Brit Thill –
Modern Bohemian “It Girl”
~ by Jill McLean
A studio visit and an editorial biography about a spunky, emerging Chicago artist.
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NUE Magazine
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In-Person Interview
Editorial Biography
“Going up to the huge live/work loft
owned by fellow artist Mat Barber Kennedy, my breath stopped a moment. Great light and high ceilings offered the perfect environment to keep pushing forward in this stage of her art career as she works in watercolor, oils and (soon) clay. Her work is a stream of consciousness, and creating frees her from the alienation she encountered while growing up, using levity to dissolve it.”
“With perfect clarity, she reveals
a few special things that have been central to her character, outlook, and even her future, with David Bowie and Jack White being her two greatest loves.”
“I’m really just me!
An artsy weirdo who loves space and sci-fi things and is really a nerd, but VERY into fashion. I’m driven and wild in doing whatever I’m interested in, giving myself freedom, keeping it open-ended. I’m different now than I was before, seeing how it goes ... I’ve done this my entire life! I can do spikes now instead of flowers. I keep moving forward but at the core I’m still the same person.”
“I’m in love with Brit’s philosophy.
In a world where so many things can pull us off course, she continues to unfold in a beautiful and honest way.”