Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lindsey Roussel. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Lindsey, thanks for joining us today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

A little over a year ago I quit my full time job to be an artist. While financially stressful, I am the happiest I have ever been. Being a full time artist let’s me set my own hours, work on personal projects, and take care of myself physically and mentally. The only person that will look out for you in a work setting is you. I was killing myself for a job that told me I was irreplaceable and then replaced me before my 2 weeks were up. So if you have the ability to choose between working for yourself or someone else, I’d 100% recommend working for yourself.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

As a young artist the advice I give to others is “Do as much as you can, and explore as much as possible.” I joined a local art show my freshman year of college that exhibited different themed art every month. I was someone very set in my ways with art; only drawing a few different things and rarely using color in my work. Joining a show that forced me out of my box really established a focus and drive to explore with art. It’s been 8 years of doing that show and I’ve been able to find my style that people now know me for as well as curate my own spin-off art show in my town.

My love of art started with Low Brow work and my style is influenced by American and Neo Traditional tattoos. I’ve always seen tattoos as the ultimate compliment for artists. For someone to love your work so much that they want in on their body forever, there is nothing I see as higher than that.

For a while I was someone who always thought art had to have specific meaning. My time in art school tried to instill that in me, but over the last few years, especially with the pandemic, I’ve come to love the idea of just making art for arts sake. The work I do is small, silly, and not serious, but it brings smiles to people’s faces. It’s fun, and with the current state of the world, everyone could use a little more fun. I call what I do “cursed art”, it’s weird, sometimes uncomfortable, but the people that love low brow seem to thoroughly enjoy my work and it generally makes people laugh. If I can make one person laugh with my art a day, then I see that as a successful day as a full time artist.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I spent years trying to build a successful social media, and when I worked for other people I was a Social Media Director. What really jumpstarted my success was humor. I amassed most of my following during the mains shut down of the pandemic in 2020. Posting art that was fun and humorous is what people actually want. There is so much anger and heartbreak in the world and social media has become a way to try and escape it. Be that escape for your followers.

For those just starting their career here’s the number one advice that every Social Media class I’ve taken has said: Post daily. No matter what, posting is better than not posting. Whether you’re building a following one person at a time or finally get something to go viral, posting always is a step in the right direction.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

While at first NFTs seemed like a way for digital artists to finally make “original art” money, because of how unregulated NFTs are I do not support or like them. I’ve seen countless of artists work stolen and sold through NFTs. If you want to support artists, especially digital artists, commission them. That way the worth is set by the artists and you’re going directly to the source.

Contact Info:

• Website: Luckyeyeink.com
• Instagram: Instagram.com/luckyeyeink
• Facebook: Facebook.com/luckyeyeink
• Twitter: Twitter.com/luckyeyeink
• Other: TikTok: @luckyeyeink