ZLA is an artist an illustrator in LA. We talk about having a studio for the first time, making the switch from working for an advertising agency full-time for 10 years to working part-time to focus on making art, growing up in Glendale drawing mazes, why the senses are time-machines, having an older brother who was into graffiti, going to UC Davis and Art Center Pasadena, hand-me-down knowledge, keeping bridges in order, infusing walls with love energy, knowing when you’re ready to step up, everyone wanting to be an artist, commercial work being like babies put up for adoption, the purists’ perspective, the danger of taking on too much work, how to turn the dope shit into your shit, planting seeds in gardens that are fertile, and the meaning behind ZLA.

Website: www.zla.la

IG: @zla_la