September 2005
Georgia of For The Witch In You interviewed
Holly Golightly, the creator of Vampfire and School
Bites! She wrote/penciled
Sabrina, Josie and the Pussycats, as well as Cosmo
Girl. She's also the colourist
of Tarot, in which Georgia has made guest appearances as a character.
The following is an email
interview conducted in August 2005.
 FTWIY:How
long have you been a comic artist and what made you decide
to become one?
HOLLY G : For 11
years I believe. I started as a teacher, went into the fashion
industry, children's entertainment and cake decorating...but
then followed my Bliss and did what I’d wanted to do
since I was 15 and followed my vocation as an artist.
FTWIY: What are
your artistic influences, if any?
HOLLY G: Frank
Thorne, Frazetta, Olivia, Bestey Johnson, all British
80s New Wave
Punk and groovy music and of course, Jim Balent!
FTWIY: Where did the idea for School
Bites! originate from?
HOLLY G: I'm a huge
HP fan and loove vampires AND I did go to British
school;
pepper that with my college experiences and that equals School Bites!
FTWIY: Can you tell us the
history behind the characters in School Bites!?
HOLLY G: You'll just have
to read it 'cause some of their pasts are still clad in mystery!
FTWIY: In what way does the
craft help you day to day in your work?
HOLLY G: Magick is about taking
the imagination and personal energy and having it appear on this
plane (and sometimes others). Everything I create is a Magickal
process. Oh, and I love to use Colour Magick when I colour my book.
FTWIY: Which character now or
in the past have you most enjoyed drawing?
HOLLY G: I love drawing - If
it's from my heart - I love it - if I'm being forced against what
I feel is right - ARGH!
FTWIY: If you where a comic character,
what would be your name and super power and why?
HOLLY G: Gee I'd probably be
my Character Cherri Creeper and possess immortality - I could draw
an awful lot then 
FTWIY: What are your artistic plans for the
future?
HOLLY G: To draw very cute, fun, sexy, yummy
and colourful things!
FTWIY: Where can our British readers purchase
the School Bites! comic and the other great titles and merchandise you have to
offer?
HOLLY G: www.jimbalent.com or www.cryptchick.com Also bug your local comic book stores...they can get them through Diamond Dist.
Best Witches
To All!
Holly
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