Dame Darcy

Dame Darcy was born in Idaho in 1971. By age ten, she had written several illustrated books, as well as composed volumes of poetry and song. It was at this age that she learned to play the banjo and read palms. Darcy seriously began pursuing a life in art when she won a scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute in 1989. She majored in film and studied animation. That same year Darcy self-published the first issue of her comic book, 'Meat Cake', as well as starting freelance illustration and cartoon work for Bay Area newspapers, magazines, and underground zines. In 1999, acclaimed writer Alan Moore offered to collaborate with Darcy on a story for the ninth issue of 'Meat Cake'. All he asked for in return was two Darcy dolls for his daughters. She teaches art to inner-city school kids and also designs for her own fashion label based in Japan, called Offbeat Brands. Her Fairytale book 'Frightful Fairytales' was published by Ten Speed Press in 2002.