Craig Robson Interview

Craig Robson is what you call creative. Plus he's a really nice guy. He works under the pseudonym Daggers for Teeth, and he's a whizz when it comes to drawing.

So, we decided to tie him to a chair, shine a bright light in his face and interrogate him. He loved it...

Where are you from/ Where are you now?

 I was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire and now I live in Liverpool.

How would you describe your work?

I would describe my work as increasingly line centric traditional inked illustrations. I have a fascination with mythology, traditions and fake symbolism and this permeates the imagery of the drawings I produce.

What music are you listening to at the moment?

Music wise I am listening to a lot of things like Stray From The Path, The BDDM, Converge, LetLive, The Chariot, Patrick Watson, Dead and Divine, City And Color, Bon Iver, BASTIONS etc. I’ve become a bit of a vinyl collector and I like finding new indie labels putting out limited records, I try to buy all the colored ones.Anything on Tangled Talk records or Deathwish usually floats my boat too.

What's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about your work?

I’m not really sure what the nicest thing people have said about my work is but the most helpful thing is when people tell me what’s wrong with it. What I can do better, and what works.

What's your routine?

My routine is as basic as possible, wake up-draw-eat-draw-sleep. Obviously its all not just as basic as that but when you break it down I guess that’s it. The eating’s the best bit of it all!

 

What have you got lined up for the future?

I try and make time in my routine to do other things like riding my bike, playing tetris on the toilet or looking for things I can have made to sell.

 

You can see loads more of Craig's work in the Artists section and his work is available to buy at Screenadelica exhibitions.

Check his website for updates and where to get your hands on more of Craig's work

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