When Gerry Wong was 21 years old, he started working in an advertising agency. The design job gave him much satisfaction and afterwards he discovered his passion for illustration. His agency sponsored him to take the Creative Illustration course in the University of China in Hong Kong, where Gerry started to develop his artistic personality and to improve his innate talent.

Today, 8 years later, Gerry has his own illustration and graphic design company, the "Studio Floship".  Besides client work, Gerry also moonlight as the author and illustrators in children books. Extremely focused on the environment, he desires to bring the child a positive attitude in our environmental protection.

How would you describe your personal style?
Recently, I create my artworks with Illustrator and Photoshop. I like Surrealism and fantasy arts very much, these genres influence the themes of my artwork. However, as regards my style, I always keep the images themselves cute and friendly.

When you were a child, did you want to become an illustrator?
Yes, I did! I remember that I had started to draw graphic on T-shirt for my classmate and me during the primary school. During this period I loved to draw dragons most of the time, we all enjoyed it. Maybe this feeling of satisfaction makes me want to be an illustrator or artist.

Where do you get your inspiration from?
As I had said, I like Surrealism and fantasy arts so much, all these genres influence the themes of my illustration. So I will spend time to pay attention on these genres arts and graphics, keep them for a reference.

Could you describe your working process?
I decide a topic, draw lots of sketches, layouts and choose the most suitable one to develop. I have a lot of sketchbooks on my desk, I will draw out something when the inspiration suddenly comes out.

What would be the ideal working setup for you?
A Mac, a big table and a comfortable chair, a massage chair and a big bookshelf packing lots of different style art books.

What do you love the most about your life as an illustrator?
I love to create a fantasy world for the children, bring them surprise and happiness.

If you had to do something totally different for living, what would it be?
To be a basketball player, I like the basketball so much. I think I could be a good player.

What kind of music do you listen while working?
I like classics so much, the melody always make me relax.

If you could go anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?
I would like to go to Tokyo. I have been to Tokyo once, but I stayed just a short time. I would really want to live in Tokyo for a long period.

Who are you all-time favorite artists?
Takashi Murakami, d’Holbachie, Mars-1.

Who has been the most inspiring non-artistic person for you?
My wife sally and my daughter Vian. They enrich my life, they like and support my job.

What is the most bizarre dream you ever had?
There's one experience I never forget. I had the same dream in three nights! It was a colorful and beautiful adventure dream. Why I was having this dream? Well, i like to read online novel when I have spare time, and at that time I spent two days and two nights to finish my reading, just because the story attracted me so much. Maybe the extremely intense reading give me that wonderful dream.

If you could meet any great name from known human history, who would it be?
Zhu Ge Liang, the Famous Military strategists, Statesmen in the three kingdoms of Chinese history.

Thank you!