Alice’s Stories, Lessons & Insights

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Alice. Check out our conversation below.

Good morning Alice, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
I’m a wanderer through and through. I never would have guessed I’d be in my current position when I first started doing art full-time, but I never really had a concrete goal in mind in the first place– just a list of things I hope to work on one day. I’ll get my day in the sun, so I’m just enjoying the journey and making connections in the meantime. Like the Cheshire Cat said, “If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t matter which path you take”.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Alice, professionally known as The Rabbit Follower, and I’m a freelance artist making magic, madness, monsters, and more.
I’ve been creatively minded and making art since I gained the motor control to hold a pencil, and have dabbled in just about every artistic medium you can name —sculpture, creative writing, film production, sequential art, photography, animation, and, of course, drawing and painting. Currently, I make most of my living by doing commissions for individuals, which range from portraits to character designs, logos, and illustrations, among other services. Aside from that… I’m probably sleeping. Making art is my lifeblood and the only thing I ever wanted to do, so it’s a great privilege to be able to dedicate a majority of my time to it.
However, when I’m not doing paid work, I’m writing personal projects that I hope will see the light of day. Currently, I’ve been collaborating with a friend of mine on an illustrated novel called “Der Hexenschlund”– an ongoing tale of an incompetent witch, her unstable relationships, and an equally precarious system of realms influenced by the blood of gods– which you can read for free online, of course!

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who taught you the most about work?
Probably my grandparents. My grandfather defected from a communist country, not knowing a lick of English, and became a highly-regarded fashion designer when he came to New York. Meanwhile, my nana knew nothing but war all her life, before finding happiness in the States. Nothing was ever handed to them, and they had to work to earn the lives they wanted to live.
I’m very open about the fact that I come from a family of immigrants because it’s a point of great pride for me to think that my family came from nothing to become something in the land of opportunity, and I want to continue that legacy.

What fear has held you back the most in your life?
The idea that I might not be good enough has always held me back, and as a result, I don’t really know how to market myself. To me, I’m just a guy who creates, and anyone can do what I do if they put in the work. I’d never call myself special or even particularly skilled.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely. Since I’m my own business and my work is a part of who I am, my personality comes through everything I do, whether I like it or not. While not every aspect of me is public, I struggle to call myself a private person, since I’m always open to answering questions or speaking my mind without much of a filter.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I’m less concerned with what people will say about me and more so with the art I leave behind. I hope they see something in it that I never could.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://therabbitfollower.carrd.co/
• Twitter: https://x.com/RabbitFo11ower
• Other: Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/therabbitfollower.bsky.social

Image Credits
All of the images are my own