Meet Alexander\Alexis Scott

We had the good fortune of connecting with Alexander\Alexis Scott and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alexander\Alexis, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I’ve always been an artist for as long as I can remember! I asked myself what kind of artist do you wanna be and why stop at just one medium? Painting, drawing, singing, acting, fashion etc…just start and see where you go! But when i started my business Theurgy Art, first thing I felt was excited! I was elated to have something I could stamp my vibe, my soul, my message onto! I’m a textbook Pisces so I HAVE to make sure my energy is matching the task! I started my business (partnered with some old friends) the same month I came out AND just months into a relationship with my now partner(David). I wanted that colorful and joyful liberation I was feeling to shine through in all my creations. Three failed but enlightening business partnerships later, I realized that everything eventually WILL come through me. Period. And those experiences were just preparing me to learn more about how I create, why I create and to whom, am I meaning to communicate with? I just want to bring joy to everyone by any means to through color, a lil whimsy! lol why not? But even more so I want to show someone that resonates with my story that you ‘CAN’ chase your dreams and take up space in your own way. You can always just be yourself and be open. See what comes to you.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I grew up in a severely stunted and oppressive environment as a Jehovah’s Witness in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Very difficult for someone like me. Being raised in an aggressively conservative household whilst being closeted queer, black, and male identifying was no walk in the park with it being the 90’s and all. But I always had a love for drawing and singing. I found drawing comforting and therapeutic it took everything swirling around in my head and quieted the chaos for me. As a young fruit(7y.o.) I used to sing on the bus for the kids, that’s how I found out I could saaang! I was always moved by music! I started singing more but after a while I wasn’t allowed to join in drama\choir at school and was discouraged from singing by my brothers and mother so I held on TIGHT to drawing! But I also I knew being a Jehovah’s Witness, there was no way I could do what I wanted to do. I definitely wasn’t gonna be encouraged to do anything off the path of staying in the same place with the same people doing and saying the same thing year in and year out. Drawing satisfied my need to create and it was discreet enough not to pull in a lot of attention or in other words…less flamboyant. I even tried to convince my father to help me apply for art school to no avail. But in the long run there’s no holding back SASS like mine! And as I grew older I knew in the back of my mind I had to find a way to break free and forge my own path. It was something that was gonna be hard for me to do, because I was born into a doomsday cult and realistically I knew NOTHING of the real world. I was told from a young age it was a scary place with its only goal being to destroy you from your inside out. So you can imagine there was quite the conflict taking place. I let that conflict sit and fester inside me until I was just a few months out from my 33rd birthday, December of 2017 to be exact. I decided that a change needed to be made. It was time that I started saying YES to myself AND for myself! I left everything and everyone I knew to decide my OWN life and stop looking for the answers in other folks. I decided to start living in REAL truth! I met and fell in love with David, and started acknowledging everything that I’ve done in my past I wasn’t proud of, as well as the things that hurt and affected me, How I can align myself with people, values and principles I fuck with? I didn’t even know what my values and principles were at that point, I felt like I was born again! I dissolved all the boundaries I created from birth and learned how to create new boundaries that allowed me to feel empowered and thrive! And by a REAL WORLD understanding of myself on a deeper level I was able to see what was staggin” my developments in life, eradicate that blockage and keep it pumpin’! During the quarantine I had time to rediscover my inner child again, grow closer to my partner, open up to my friends more, create a new relationship with my spirituality, learn tarot, practice singing, write, read and watch difficult material. The more depth the better. I need to know what I am made of! What were all those visions and dreams I had of myself on stage with applause all around? Was that my higher consciousness or my future self reaching out to me to keep pushing along. Now 8 years into my journey of self discovery its been a joy to watch my artistry expand into acting, learning to record music, and just doing things i never thought I’d find the confidence to do! Now to share on a larger scale! And it all came from saying YES to myself. Now when I create I like to crawl into people brains and press a button on the color palette or texture palette they’ve never experienced. Or sing about subject matter that someone from my side of the tracks has never sung about from that perspective before. This IS an intense journey yes, it is RAW. But it is the truth and anything I can draw, sing, wear, talk about that can help people on a similar journey like mine, Ill do it. I believe we (humans) are supposed to live our lives through our passions and show others(humans) how to do the same. That’s how I view the things I do…EVERYTHING IS ART, USE ALL THE COLOR, TAKE UP ALL THE SPACE and I LOVE ALL YALL!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Oh well of course have to get food at some of my favorite spots in Lancaster(where I reside) and LA! I love Primo Cafe, Boom Chicken, Mahli’s Indian food, The Third Place, and a delicious Thai restaurant tucked away in a secret spot! We’d visit the Woodland desert preserve and take in the desert wildlife, hike Vasquez Rocks(Where captain Kirk awkwardly fought the Gorn)! We’ll take a day for rest then we hop the metro to LA! There’s Astro Family Diner, Coffee Commissary on Olive ave. and my most recent discovery, House of Pies! ugh BABY! We must go to a dispensary for proper herbal refreshments and keep that going all day errday! Echo Park is awesome for hanging with the ducks and watching the turtles sunbathe! We’re visiting the fashion district\jewelry district there’s a delicious Mediterranean restaurant and cool atmosphere to walk around and take in the sights. Beverly Hills is always a fun jaunt. BUT if you’re my friend we definitely goin to Weho to do some gay shit! Drag Brunch is mandatory at the Abbey! I have friends scattered though out the city so we obviously have to paint the town red at MIckey’s (especially cuz the go-go boys like me)!

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to thank my love, David first and foremost and his family for loving me and giving me space to be my quirky lil self without judgement, I want to thank my close friends\family who are always there to make sure I feel loved, inspired and lifted! I want to thank my first acting coach and now manager Julianna Pitt (V&J films) and Michael Zanuck Agency for your career mentoring thus far! Hell, I wanna thank me for sticking to it this far as well! LOL

Instagram: @Theurgy_art

Facebook: Alex Scott

Other: Check out my kooky comic I made on WEBTOONS! https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-people-we-are/list?title_no=496356

Image Credits
credit for cosplay make up IG @Ivy.ivy ( her name is Ivy but i have no last name)