Libby VanderPloeg’s illustrations are playful, as they are inspiring. Focusing mainly on women and women representation, her work takes a clear stand without being too on the nose.
“I’m inspired by just about everything around me,” she said in an interview with Create & Cultivate. “I’ve lived in relatively urban areas for most of my life and in such environments, you’re just immersed in interesting culture without trying very hard.”
“I find humans endlessly fascinating (and weird), and along that line I’m interested in the little worlds they/we create through fashion, decor, and culture more broadly,” she added. “I’m constantly cataloging all of this visual information in my head, or sometimes jotting notes down on my phone to refer back to if I just feel like doodling but am not sure where to start.”
“For me, I’m tripping over inspiration daily. Sometimes it’s the bolt-of-lightning type, but most of the time it’s more like ‘I think I’ll draw my funny socks today because I love them,’ and that’s fine, too.”
Take a look at some of her work in the gallery below.
