WC – Name and Surname
SW – Susan Waitt
WC – Any Nicknames
SW – Beautiful Strange Attractor (he-he)
WC – Age
SW – “As old as my tongue, but younger than my teeth.”
WC – Locality
SW – U.S. expat living in Malta
WC – What inspires me …
SW – The BIG stories in life….
WC – Favourite Medium
SW – The medium at The Bottom of the Cup Tea Room in New Orleans – oh, sorry… that kind of medium… pencils, acrylic, oils
WC – Favourite Art Style
SW – Low-Brow Pop Visionary/Pop Gothic/Pop Surreal
WC – Favourite Comic / Manga Artist
SW – Well, my favourite “cartoonists” are those at Disney and Warner Bros. My favourite comic artist is the GREAT Robert Crumb!
WC – Favourite Comic / Manga Favourite cartoons & print spin-offs:
SW – Disney, Warner Bros. Favourite Crumb character- DEVIL GIRL!!
WC – Good Quality
SW – Generous, Unconventional, Deep
WC – Bad Quality
SW – Impatient
WC – Describe yourself / your art in 3 words
SW – Generous, Unconventional, Deep
WC – In 10 years time…
SW – I hope I”ll still be vertical, travelling, painting, cartooning, surrounded by family and friends.
WC – Personal accomplishments (name a couple)
SW – Disney book artist; TV presenter turned set designer ; mother to my fantastic daughter, India!
WC – Is this your first time participating in the Malta Comic Con?
SW – Nope
WC – Why do you feel it is important for artists such as yourself to participate in the Malta Comic Con?
SW – It”s good for the kidz to see an old warhorse still hanging in there…. Also I have, at my age (none of yer business) , something special to offer..
WC – Any projects in the pipeline?
SW – Yes. Working toward a sole exhibition of my current work.
WC – All time Favourite song
SW – Moon River
WC – If you were a character who would you be?
SW – DEVIL GIRL !!
WC – What super power do you desire?
SW – Time travel… I guess that”s a superpower. Superman did it once.
WC – All time Favourite movie
SW – Wizard of Oz
WC – If you were a piece of art, what would you be?
SW – A mysterious holy relic or icon or totem to which everyone paid homage and brought, like food offerings and oblations and stuff.
WC – A title for my life would be….
SW – The American Phoenix
WC – If you could be another person for a day, who would you be?
SW – The once-and- future me.