About Me

My name is Lyd Reiss. I was born and raised in Bainbridge, Ohio before moving to Savannah, Georgia to pursue Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

I’ve been drawing ever since I could pick up a pencil. It’s always been an escape for me, something I’ve enjoyed for such a long time.

I try to use what I experience in my life, good or bad, to better the way I create. I find that my best work comes when I feel there is no other way to express how I feel.

  • Art has always been a way for me to speak when words fail me. I really like to conceptualize and visualize what words do not.

  • Yes, but also no! I knew art was something I'd want to continue strengthening my skills in, but I originally thought I would go into forensics and criminal psychology. I just don't have enough of a math and science brain for it, so I use what I've learned within my artwork (hence some of the gore-ier pieces).

  • I grew up in a Christian family and went to a Catholic high school. Even though I do not associate with the Church anymore, it’s still very ingrained in me. A lot of the stories in the Bible are a lot more horrific than people realize, and I think that has really shown in the way I create now.