Page from 'History Book' sketchbook.
I have always really tried to push myself with my work ethic
and to always take on opportunities where I see them. I have exhibited with Art
House Co-op before, so I was keen to take part in this years 'The Sketchbook Project' as it is a fantastic opportunity to have my work viewed
in another country. I chose the theme History Book as I felt it would fit in
quite easily around my current project, but it actually made it more difficult
as each time I created a piece of work for it I felt annoyed that I couldn’t
then use it in my main collection and vice versa. This means I ended up doing a lot
of general image collages rather the illustration that my work is known for. On
one hand it means I have had the chance to show something different of my
working style, but it would have been nice to have more time to spend on it to
send something I’m really proud of off on its tour around America.
Even though I’ve been really busy rushing out my sketchbook
to be posted to New York, I set aside an afternoon to do the current Pattermash
brief, DECOrate, as I want to make the most of building up this separate
portfolio of work that I can show future employers and collaborators.I think
taking on extra projects whilst working on my main collections has been good
practice for if I do later decide to go freelance alongside running my own
business, as this will be a very similar set up.
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