Tattoos, clothing, there’s nothing that DC artist Artbby hasn’t gotten their hands on. Meet the mind behind their signature character kushheart!

How long have you been an artist? What made you want to pursue art?

My entire life. 6th grade I had a crush on my art teacher.

What are all the mediums you work with?

I’m a mixed medium artist so everything fr, but mostly : graphic/digital, graphite, acrylic, clay, jewels, fabric, wood.

What has been your favorite custom piece so far?

No clue , if I had to pick I would say the 1/1 pink kushheart hoodie i made for myself.

Is there a story behind your signature character KushHeart?

Kushheart is a self reflection. I am kushheart.

One of Alt Darling’s main missions is to provide representation to Black and other POC alts. Would you say you had that growing up? How would you like representation to be going forward if you could change anything?

Growing up? No. If I could change anything, ig it would be the way being alt is categorized as more of a white ppl thing, its false and annoying.

Catch her on @kkushheart and @bigbbytatts on Instagram or her website www.imartbby.com!