Jeff Woodward: We first saw your illustrations in Weird Tales. Your version of a Franz Kafka portrait was defintely creative. Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Star: I draw most of my inspiration from my own life, friends, and relationships. I have a way of trying to articulate myself in metaphor, so often my drawings are more literal representations of those. For example, I was feeling anxious over what the outcome of something was going to be, and all I could do was wait to see how it played out. I thought of the old expression "don't hold your breath" & drew a self portrait with my lungs on the outside of my body.