Today we’d like to introduce you to Emma Hager.
Emma, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I’m not really sure where to start. I guess I would have to start by saying I am more of a designer than an artist. Not that there is anything bad with being one or the other but I am definitely a designer by nature.
I have always been into inventing things, especially with my dad. The reason I do what I do is mostly because of him. When I found out it was an actual career, industrial design, I knew that was exactly what I wanted to do. I can’ t say I know exactly what I want from design yet. I’m not sure if it’s for the money, or the fame or maybe nothing in particular, but it is my first love. Love in the sense that it means more to me than anything else and yet it makes me madder than anything has ever done before.
When my dad passed in August, in all honesty I didn’t think I would stick with design. For a while it was too painful to even think about designing products. But in the end, I think it would have been even worse to leave design behind, being that is it one of the main connections I have with my dad along with my love for automobiles.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
I put most of my creative efforts into industrial design and modeling. I also run a car Instagram with a friend of all the interesting cars we see parked in Boston.
Since I am in school right now, most of my design work is short term project based. Two project I did this past semester was a skincare travel bag line and an air purifier/ashtray for cannabis smokers. I do freelance/trade modeling as a form of stress release and fun. I love modeling because it is so exciting to get the photos back after they are edited and to be like “Wow I made this awesome photo with another really cool artist.” I began modeling back in September a few weeks after my dad passed. I think I did it mostly to keep my mind off of what was happening at the time and I just enjoyed it so much that I stuck with it.
I don’t know if there’s any message I am trying to convey in my work, whether that be my design or modeling. Maybe just that I hope people want to work with me and respect what I create.
I use design in the hopes that I will help make the world a better place. In the end, I hope that people will respect me for the products/systems that I design.
What do you know now that you wished you had learned earlier?
You can’t please everyone. For a while I spent so much time and effort trying to design things that everyone would like but that’s just exhausting. I can’t say I do not care at all what people think of me because I think that is impossible, but I don’t let what other people think bother me as much or dictate how I live/design. I think that has really helped me find my own style and other genuine artists/designers to work with.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
My personal/design Instagram is @luckycharmbby. My automotive Instagram is @Parked_in_Boston. And my website with all my design work and modeling is https://emhager.myportfolio.com
Contact Info:
- Website: https://emhager.myportfolio.com
- Email: emhager@massart.edu
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luckycharmbby/
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/parked_in_boston/
Image Credit:
Personal photo: Emma Kanch
Blue dress photo: Brennen Lord
Floral photo & woods photo: Marc Klaus
Thrasher photo: Carlvin Medar
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