Still my most talked about piece to date,
“We Aer Wicheg Tagr Gam” circa 1994.
Hi, I’m Haley, and I want to make cool stuff.
When I was a baby, I would wake up in the middle of the night and cry for my “colors” until my parents got me out of bed and sat me down with crayons and a coloring book for a while.
That passion to create has continued to burn my entire life. After graduating from the College for Creative Studies (BFA illustration, minor in graphic design), I began a career as an art director. Between my advertising and illustration work, I’ve teamed up with clients ranging from Chevrolet and Stellantis (FCA) to Live Nation and lululemon, and have even designed a handful of books in between.
If you’re interested in working together on something cool, let’s get in contact!
→ Shoot me an email: haleysuzannestone@gmail.com
What am I doing when I’m not being creative?
Reading, most likely. It’s another lifelong passion and my favorite thing to do outside of drawing. Sometimes the books I read inspire an illustration, which gives me good editorial practice as well as an excuse to talk about books on Instagram. Here are some of my favorites.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke – Bowman falling through the star gate.
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister – Bicycles were associated with sexual promiscuity among Victorian moralists. Unlike horses, bikes cannot be ridden side-saddle, and therefore it was worried that a bike seat would be sexually stimulating.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – The Vignes sisters and their separate yet intertwined lives.
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead – Owning a furniture store means you have plenty of rugs on hand to roll corpses up in.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman – Shadow realizes that the bonfire is truly a bone-fire.
FALL, or: Dodge In Hell by Neal Stephenson – Dodge’s body breaking apart into chaos in the digital afterlife.
Parable of the Sower/Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler – Lauren Olamina’s notebook, her desire to be proactive about her survival, and her quest for freedom.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates – Hiram’s conduction powers.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich – Millie’s spirit duplicator/duplicator spirits.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett – Danny and Maeve habitually parking outside the house, obscured by the linden trees, in Maeve’s various station wagons.
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion – “I know what ‘nothing’ means, and I keep on playing.” – Maria