Element Eden Advocate Lisa Solberg was interviewed for aStory magazine – an internal trade publication for the action sports industry. The mag isn’t available on newstands, but we wanted to share the love – check out the transcript of her interview here:

How much time do you spend marinating?
No marinating at all. I see a big open canvas and if I am feeling it, I start making moves on it. I never have the end image or goal in my head. I start and deliver until completion. It’s a commitment thing. I always tell my friends, once I put that canvas up, there’s no real sleeping or stopping until it’s finished. I can’t even have cohesive conversations with people when I’m in the process. I’m totally lost in the world of my painting. It’s nice when I finish. It feels like a huge burden lifted off my shoulders, and I’m left feeling totally exhausted.

Describe a typical day for Lisa Solberg – the portrait of the artist of a day. Do you paint every day, or does life make a habit of getting in the way?
Life for me is experiencing and then expressively creating – so whether it gets in the way of actual ‘painting’ doesn’t really matter – the end product is always in the form of a work of art. I most definitely spend a lot of time painting. I also spend a lot of time not painting. However, when I’m painting, it’s one hundred percent necessary and I pump it out. It’s very natural, very immediate, very raw. I release everything. On my off days I am usually exploring somewhere, meeting someone, in the ocean or recovering from a night out. I like to go to the public library downtown in Los Angeles and work in my sketchbook and practice backwards calligraphy. I like to do everything in odd number days. These kind of things fill my days.

Are you inspired by the walls of your studio, or do you need to get out to find ideas?
Both. Big open spaces always inspire me. I’m totally O.C.D. I need everything very clean and open in order to be messy and expressive with my work. I also need to get fresh air and experience the world around me in order to get ideas. It’s a two-part process. First, getting out–whether it is Indonesia or skid row–and then thinking about nothing and seeing everything appear on the walls of my studio. Both are integral parts of the process.

Most importantly: What’s your favorite color?
1. Green  2. White  3. Gold

Favorite number.
1. 11   2. 3   3.23