Shawn McArthur & JodiDareal of Divided District Studios Interview

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Jodi Dareal was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1989. Art has
always been a major component in her life. From a young age, she
began drawing wildlife pictures and as the years progressed her
curiosity grew. While attending Urban Academy Lab High School,
she focused on her Trinidadian heritage. Her paintings featured
bright colors, symbols and traditional folk tales from Trinidad
and Tobago. Jodi graduated from high school in 2008 and moved on
to Penn State Altoona. While there she developed a new style
using various shading techniques.  After college, she moved
to Staten Island where she continued to experiment with different
mediums. Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Pencil Sketches and now comic
book illustrations. She has also completed a series of murals
located in many parts of Staten Island as well as some locations
in Brooklyn. Over time the focus of her work also changed. In
2017, she started to focus more on feminist concepts.  


Staten Island comic book illustrator, and CEO of Divided District
Studios, Shawn McArthur started off just like any other child in
the 90's. being highly influenced by Anime, comic books, movies
and video games, he wanted to be involved with being a part of
the magic of storytelling. Since the age of 5, he was always
found drawing his favorite heroes and making comics of his own.
 For someone who sharpens his craft outside of school, Shawn
prides himself on collecting most of his knowledge of drawing
from technique books and YouTube. From penciling to coloring his
own pages, he pushes towards being able to work both traditional
and digital mediums of sequential art. Challenging himself to try
something new and never backing away from difficult tasks.