ABOUT THE ARTIST
Love Kill Monster is the studio of Alexis Pierre-Louis, a visual artist whose art practice is centered in contemporary studio jewelry. Alexis earned a bachelors degree from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and an MFA from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. She has lived in Germany, Japan, and throughout the United States. Alexis lives and works in Seattle, WA.
ABOUT THE LOVE KILL MONSTER NAME
When Alexis was a little girl, she was afraid of a lot of things, especially the dark. After a bedtime story, her father would kiss her on the forehead and turn off the light. Within minutes she’d be howling and would dive into her parents’ bed for comfort. Naturally this situation could not last long. One day, instead of her usual bedtime story, Alexis’s father told her this,
Imagine how small and dull our lives would be if we allowed ourselves to be ruled by fear. Very small indeed. It’s a big, scary world out there, sometimes people can be cruel, and circumstances can seem larger than our imagination so that our dreams become nightmares filled with big, scary monsters. It’s natural to be afraid sometimes; the trick is not to become stuck in fear, and there is only one cure for that: love. Fear is like a big, scary monster. Love kills all the monsters. So the next time you see a monster, give him some milk and cookies, tuck him into bed, tell him a bedtime story, give him a kiss on the forehead, and say ‘I love you’, and watch your monster turn into your friend.
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