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Jennifer Ryburn aka Savage Lucy is the fabulous artist behind Delicious Pie Designs, an online shop that offers an assortment of hand made goodies from doll clothes to stationary. I got a chance to interview Jennifer and show off some of her wares.

Creepy Queen: Your shop showcases a variety of artistic talents (drawing, painting, sewing), what did you start with when you first started crafting?

Savage Lucy: I've always done everything. I can't really remember when I made a conscious decision to try any one craft or another. My mother and grandmothers sewed, so I always sewed, and I've always been an illustrator at heart.

CQ: Do you have any art training, or are you self taught?

SL: Like I said, I've always been a bit of an artist. I've always drawn, and my style was heavily influenced by people like Bruce Timm and old Hannah-Barbara cartoons. A few years ago I came out to LA where I went to art school and classes like life drawing immensely improved what I could do. I recommend to every aspiring artist I know that they take a life drawing class or two, even if you see your art as a hobby. You'll be amazed at what you can do.

CQ: You draw a lot of different comic book characters, which one is your favorite?

SL: I've always been a comic fangirl. I don't read as many as I'd like but I love comic book movies. I guess lately I've had tons of fun with my little drawings of Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark hanging out at fancy shindigs. I'm pretty much a Bat-villain fangirl through and through. Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, The Mad Hatter, et cetera. I've loved them all since I was a tiny girl. Although I'm trying to move away from products with characters owned by other people, I will probably never stop my fangirling.

CQ: Aside from drawing and crafting, what is the rest of your life like? Are you in school, a 9-5 girl, or a full time artist?

SL: I graduated May of last year and I do a bit of custom work, commissions and freelance here and there to pay the rent. But it's slow going with this economy, so I'm still looking for a full time design position.

CQ: Where do you hope to be in five years from now?

SL: I hope to grow Delicious Pie into a bigger independent business bringing all sorts of fun items to the public. I love doing art and designing products to put them on, and I can't wait until the day that I can do that full time.

You can visit the Delicious Pie shop here. Mention Creepy Queen and receive 15% off!

More of Jennifer's artwork can be seen on her DeviantArt account.

-Shannon