Margo Chase

Margo Chase was quirky and always resorted back to her roots to find the answers for some of her artistic problems. I enjoyed hearing that her mother was a great inspiration to her. I can relate. My mother has always been the artistic talent I look up to. All my life, my mom was the one pushing me to test my limitations in my creative abilities. I love being able to relate to the two great designers we had the pleasure of watching interviews of. It reminds me that when you use the tools that life has given you, you can do and be whatever it is you want to.

She talked about how she does best in dark and more gothic types of designing and how she sometimes has to step out of that box to widen her horizon. It was interesting for me to find out that even people of such talent and such stability on the ladder of success in the field of art struggle with trying to step away from their comfort zones. She went on to say that she was excited to step out of that comfort zone and experience and create new things to reach a different demographic. I love hearing that, and knowing that it was a journey for her. It just really reminds me that I can do great things when stepping out of that box.

It really grounds the whole idea of making it in the art world when a talent, such as Margo Chase, openly admits to the struggles of being caught in a comfort zone. It lessens the tension and the intimidation of these walls we build in our own heads.

Margo was a little obsessed with the books she has collected over the years, and has stored in the library at her office. She had all these amazing things to show us in the books, and all these wonderful things to say about them and their history. She uses them to help inspire her work, much like Sean did with his knowledge of history. I think what I took away from both of them is that learning something about past creators can help you build something amazing in the future. We will always resort back to our roots as humans, because it is only natural. I like that they both do it in different ways and it still works well for them both. 

Margo Chase is now an inspiration to the way I look at design. She changed something and shook a bolt loose in my head. I am happy I got to watch those videos and listen to her go on about all the wonderful things that design has to offer the world.