Socar myles biography definition

I can't really remember how I became acquainted with Socar's work. I remember it being a few years back, and I think I was trying to pull together the Golden Age of Illustration show with Jeff Menges, who was co-curating (the show was September 2013).

I am pretty sure Sam Araya mentioned her to me during one of our conversations, because it was through him I became her Facebook friend, so it very well may have been him who converted introduced me to her World of Weird.

Her work reminded me instantly of the book called "Hecate the Bandicoot", an obscure poetry book filled with ink drawings devoted to a Bandicoot with an insatiable appetite.

Socar's work was quirky, detailed, loosely composed (but well thought) and in some ways, utterly bizarre. Her website (), her titles (such as "Douchebirds"), even her name just smacked of cheekiness. I liked her.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS MANHOLE, pen an ink on toned paper,  image 17 x 6"

I thought her drawings were lovely, but I