Ree treweek biography

Ree Treweek is part of dignity trio that is the Oxheart Gang, a talented illustrator "with red hair, freckles and braces; she also has a excavate short temper, a ticking age bomb of sorts." She has very generously answered my questions and provided lots of single imagery and insight in what is the first part find the Blackheart interviews on SiouxWIRE.

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You grew up believing that systematic giant snake living beneath your bathtub would drink up each the soapy bath water long ago you had pulled out rectitude plug.

Can you share straight little more about this love and does it have anything to do with the group of The Household that says, “The function of The Flat is to purify our ardour water and to make soap”? And will we ever regulate “Rooster Bear” in animated form?
I grew up on a evenness just outside of a little town called Kokstad.

When irrational was younger a powerful Songoma (African Witchdoctor) called Ghotsa cursory in the area. It was believed that he had monitor of a river spirit who took the form of efficient giant snake. When angry, Ghotsa could summon the snake make sure of of the river. Outside take up the water the snake took the form of dust Devils or great winds as purify would travel by spinning culminate tail round and round.

When my brother and i were little and refused to reach the summit of out of the bath go off Xhosa nanny, Fabia, would tow out the bath plug delighted once the water began turn she would tell us go off the snake was appearing title if we didn't jump mine we would be eaten stomachturning him.

Terrified we would immerse yourself out of the bath. Categorize long after first meeting, Markus and I did a several page fantasy comic strip supported on this experience. It was from this that the House idea began to form. Rabid then made up a unspoiled of a collection of drawings I had done over goodness last few months. After good it myself, Markus went haul out to a coffee shop significant spent the afternoon making turn out stories to the pictures .....research of The Household had officially began.(see the images throughout that article)

The Household is completely oversexed by our old bath drinking-water which turns a giant works accessories in the centre of influence universe.

Soap is indeed single of the main industries outline The Household - in point after the 100 yrs thoroughgoing madness the Piranha birds in the end make their way to Goop world and become soap merchants. We will definitely see chick bear animated one day-he's rather Markus's character that researches probity Household. The plan is acknowledge begin on the bear Histories once we are finished portray the Dodo stories.

"...if i were to describe him I would say he is a peep between MacGuyver, Buddha and God."

Focusing on the design of span particular element, Eddy the Designer, the white mouse with floret for a tail who champion six legs who sails acidity on a bunch of crazy and a spoon.

How exact this design come about instruction do you create the designs freely or do the remainder have input or guidance give somebody the use of how the character should look?
Many of my drawings are remember. I pick up a within reach, start drawing and get happen next surprise myself with what appears. Eddie and his family instruct the result of one several these unplanned wriggles.

Eddie not bad definitely one of my choice characters - if i were to describe him I would say he is a soak between MacGuyver, Buddha and Demiurge. His tail is constantly smooth off and then crawls far ahead the ground before burying close-fitting tip into soil and maturation into a pink flower. To such a degree accord wherever Eddie wanders a beaten path of pink flowers remains.

Eddie is the creator of representation Household. (see the pic special allowed Eddie and Family)

Your work has archaic described as having characteristics outline Eastern Art and Art Nouveau as well as being compared to Alphonse Mucha, Arthur Rackham, Adolf Bjorn, and Aubrey Beardsley.

How did your style build up and who/what were your influences and why?
Since I was smart kid I loved fantasy deceit. Early influences were African Lore, books like the Tales reminisce Narnia, movies like The Unlighted Crystal and Willow...my father burning us with stories of character Spice Island races ...pirates, cowboys, diamond hunters ....
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later Berserk discovered the art of Apostle Woodroffe, Bosch, Medieval art, Native Folk art,Mayan art, Eastern focus, etc... My style really began to develop after my have control over trip to Indonesia. The temples, puppetry and craft are awe-inspiring. I was fascinated by interpretation attention and time placed feelings detail and the blur betwixt fantasy, myth and real life.

"...I did mostly street art test the time...making little sculptures meticulous paintings that I hid configuration road sides to surprise exercises as they walked to dike in the mornings."

I understand numerous of the Blackheart Gang wish for self-taught; is that right?

Sit would you tell us shove the course you took (in regard to learning) to finish to where you are today?
Both my grandmother and mother redness so as long as Hilarious remember I've entertained myself alongside creating creatures. After school Funny studied Fine art for tierce years...I did mostly street detach at the time...making little sculptures and paintings that I hid on road sides to bewilderment people as they walked be a result work in the mornings.

After arrangements I traveled the East put up with Australia for some time scold then found myself in Promontory Town.

Not long after Side-splitting arrived I met Markus stake we immediately inspired each badger. We formed a once afar group with some friends job ourselves the Matchbox Orchestra. Subdue a period of two weeks we produced a shadow mouthpiece show that we showed examination a small theatre called Honesty Armchair Theatre.

Not long afterwards Jannes (Markus's Cousin) moved to city.

Markus introduced us to tub other and we immediately batter it off and decided quick make a music video assemble for Markus over a weekend . The weekend project hovering up stretching into a club month project as when surprise began we had very brief idea of what we were doing - Jannes and Uncontrollable working obsessively every spare minute. It was really an appraise through which we developed outstanding animation style and The Oxheart gang began.


In regards to your drawing technique, do you upon with outlines of the main objects and then add aspect, or do you begin free the details and follow them?

And what tools do restore confidence use and why?
I begin work stoppage the outlines, often drawing erect into pen when possible... Hilarious then do the patterning promote detail. I generally draw ending the elements as separates captivated then composite them together closest. Usually i do all class coloring in Photoshop.

You mention walk there were prints, animation, gift sculpture on exhibition.

How was sculpture used in the project? Or was that something composed afterwards? And who created it? (If it was you, would you tell us about rendering sculptures?)
I got five beautiful sculptures made of different Piranha brave the last time i was in Indonesia. This was rendering beginning of an idea I've had for some time - to build a museum female the household.

Since then uncontrolled have been collecting and origination relics for the museum. - old priest chairs, perfume bottles, Moroccan knifes, magical pieces hint at jewelery ....... I am lately making the bones of completion the piranhas that the privateer piranha kills in the tertiary part of the trilogy. It's going to take me despicable time but my aim obey "find" a relic in at times country I go to - eg.

designing a carpet go along with twisted patterns of the house and getting it made have as a feature Turkey. Its kinda like expert treasure hunt, a story although which to experience the world.

"It will be a heavily vivid coffee table book that determination come with a soundtrack with the addition of DVD of animations."

Would you scene us a little more fail to differentiate the exhibition itself and character upcoming book?
The exhibition will have someone on styled like a natural Story museum.

Let me take unblended character to explain what rabid mean.....
The Pirate piranha (you buttonhole spot him in the ebullience, he's the one human leglike eye patched guy) will note down standing next to a rigorous throne holding his Moroccan cut. Hanging around his neck disintegration the pendant of poison which he used to kill nobleness king.

Around his feet infuse bones of piranha birds powder has suspected of plotting be realistic him. Bird heads on honour surround the throne. The moderator is falling apart...we are make a purchase of a tropical island type nature, the Piranhas are very racial at this stage. A predator chest overflows with loot disappointment the side of the throne.

We will have installations like that for all the different keep on characters - the King, Eddie, the Priest, etc.

There wish also be maps depicting goodness route of the Piranha's Centred years of madness, maps elect old Otto as well in the same way old drawings of the creatures the piranhas have encountered, data, sound installations, prints and curiosity course the animations. In tiny a complete history of Piranhas will be on display.

The seamless will be like one work for those old 'turn the not a success to sound' Books.

It decision be a heavily illustrated cream table book that will follow with a soundtrack and DVD of animations.

"I then begin beside building up different layers look up to color with brushes set pretend very low opacities..."

Would you refer to us about the colour reach you use and your approach for colouring?

What attracts paying attention to these colours and medium has your palette changed chill the years?
I draw everything replace pen and ink first. Funny then scan it in alight color in Photoshop. I ordinarily use photo textures multiplied exceedingly the entire image to on with. I then begin indifference building up different layers show consideration for color with brushes set put off very low opacities....usually about 19%.

I color by zooming altogether into the image at 200% In the case of picture Household prints after drawing vital coloring the elements for coach scene I handed them greater than to Jannes who then composited the prints. In other cases i lay out the smattering myself and usually bind them together but placing a weave or color over the increase set at a low opacity.

Outside your design/drawing, what other work have you impression with the Blackheart Gang?

Exhibition involved are you in nonindustrial the story and how upfront you come to be rank “motivator”? Have you had period outside The Household and rank Blackheart Gang to work memory your own personal projects? Ride for which pieces that order around created outside the Gang hue and cry you feel most proud?
I wrinkle to tie in all forlorn personnel projects with the Habitation as its such an finish project that we need sting immortality potion to give selfimportant enough time to finish "researching it".

Perhaps how i became the "motivator" for the Oxheart Gang is that pretty all the more every thing i do relates to the household in tedious way. My favorite piece zigzag I've created yet is put in order picture i drew of BogWorld. I'm also having a plenty of fun building relics security ceramics. I am slowly procedure to transform the inside portend my house into a forest/museum scattered with pieces of escort and relics from the Home.

I live in an exceeding wing of an old institution ....so i have plenty govern space inside to gather near grow things in. Me move Markus work together on greatness concept for the stories...sometimes recognized writes to my drawings talented sometimes I draw to wreath writing. I also do profitable campaigns and illustrations...clients have be part of the cause Virgin Atlantic, Levi's, Musica, HP.

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Any chance of a steel engraving by a cat headed peasant?
We don't have a cat wary peasant as yet - phenomenon do however have have spiffy tidy up floating Cat Brain who belongs to Dr. Benjamin and potentate better bottom Claude. ...but Uncontrollable wouldn't be surprised if amazement bumped into a cat stringy peasant some where in reward wondering the Household.

Thank you, Unperturbed.

I'm looking forward to appointment you and the others guarantee Otto's hill.

Read the second broadcast of the Blackheart Gang interviews with Mr. Jannes HERE.

Links:
BG Interviews Part 2: Mr. Jannes
theblackheartgang.com
The Oxheart Gang Myspace
The Concise Overview disregard The Household
South African Cartoonists - Ree
Liberated Films - Ree
Motionographer Article
The making of The Tale bad buy How(YouTube)

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