The Artist!

Though my real name is Stacey Lucas, the name Veggie Art Girl traces back to my roots at my first artsy job, where I drew large vegetables on chalkboards in a grocery store. I saved every penny from that job to put myself through college, where I earned a BA in Art and a minor in English at Plymouth State University in beautiful Plymouth, NH. Art degree in hand, I set out to make the crazy life I wanted to live, and every day I work towards creating that.

You should also know that my friends all call me Fig. When a nickname sticks, it's like glue. 

That crazy life I live includes being mommy to an adorable little boy named Harper, who makes me laugh every day. My partner in crime is a fabulous freelance musician, and in our limited time together as a family, we like to dance to classic vinyl, make banana pancakes and go on adventures. I’m a lover of (in no particular order): thrift stores, sushi, wintering in Asheville, hula hooping, dancing, making crazy costumes and painting color in the world.

Nearly 2 decades after that first creative job, I'm a self-employed freelance artist, living in the mountains of New Hampshire. When people ask me what I do for a living, they get varied responses, depending upon which hat I am wearing. My work has been all over the map, from classic renditions of landscapes to figure drawing to larger than life murals on the sides of buildings. Though I have a classically trained eye, I most enjoy creative expression in the form of doodles, swirls and pure whimsy. A great teacher of mine once told me to look outside the margins of my work to find my true expression, a metaphor that applies to so much of my life. I try not to obsess over perfection or take it all too seriously.

What I am currently working on: owning an operating my little art shop on Squam Lake, where I sell my works (moustaches-on-a-stick, greeting cards and funky signs, oh my!) aaaaand the work of over 30 local artists. I face paint at festivals and events and my crafty works are in 8 small shops across the country. I teach hula hoop making to all ages. My secret weapon is alternative graphic design. So if you are looking for that funky fresh logo or edge to your branding, I am your girl. But I am probably most  known for my lil' funky handpainted signs, made out of salvaged wood, barnboard and whatever else I can get my hands on.

I love to make art out of crap. I love to get messy. Painting words on old junk just makes my heart happy.

Some days I turn my computery, graphics brain on and some days I keep it shut off and spend the day covered in paint. I like to tell people I am fighting the good fight. I’ve never worked harder than I do as an artist, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.

Want to connect? Shoot me an e-mail and we can talk about your next creative project!