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[[Image:Leia Bell c1998.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Leia Bell with kitten.]] | |||
'''Leia Bell''' is the younger sister of [[Brian Bell]]. She currently lives in Utah as a graphic designer. | |||
==Overview== | |||
Written by Leia Bell, | |||
'' | "I began my art career in the mid-1980s by selling crayon sketches door-to-door to my neighbors in Tennessee. Sadly, I spent all of these profits on pop rocks and pixy stix, but I was not discouraged. When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer sometimes came back roller skating champion or Solid Gold Dancer, but somewhere thrown in on the side was always 'artist'. | ||
"Years later, I moved from Tennessee to Utah. I learned how to snowboard (well, sort of), went to many rock shows, and spent a lot of time at the University of Utah taking classes in Photography and Printmaking. | |||
"After graduating with a BFA in Printmaking in 2001, I really had no idea how I could ever use my fancy art degree until I started hanging out with Phil, the owner of the rock venue I frequented (it’s called Kilby Court, if you were wondering). He suggested that I screenprint posters for the venue-- small, colorful, eye-catching pieces that would also be collectible to the townsfolk. The plan seemed to work beautifully, for not long after I would hang up my posters, I’d walk back by the same spot and they would already be swiped. So then it began. | |||
"Now, a few years later, Phil and I are a happy couple with three young sons (Cortez, Ivan and Oslo), an all-ages music venue, a printing studio, a wood shop, two dogs, an evil cat, a modest house, a few scattered ailanthus trees, and a soccermomish minivan all on the same street, Kilby Court." | |||
==Artwork== | |||
[[Image:Leia Bell Weezer Poster 2005.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Leia Bell's poster for [[Weezer]]]] | |||
Leia has created posters for both [[Weezer]], [[The Rentals]], [[Matt Sharp]], and several other notable acts. She also paints and designs T-Shirts, art prints, and illustrations. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Brian Bell]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.leiabell.com/ Leia Bell's Official Website] | |||
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=291222 Leia Bell's Official MySpace] | |||
*[http://www.leiabell.com/posters.html Leia Bell's Posters (Official Store)] | |||