- Process and craft is what really excites me, I love experimenting with new processes, spending time on getting the right aesthetic. The content/concept of work is very important within illustration, but I view the development of the visual aspect just as important
- I want to develop skills in condensing ideas into simple images, I sometimes try to fit everything in at once, which is why I am looking at projects to do with education
- I have always had a love for literature and illustration enables me to be part of that, to condense narrative themes into imagery
- I am choosing projects that will show a variation of abilities within my work (process and area of illustration) but I will have the main focus on narrative/book design
- I need to be more pro-active with sorting out my life after uni, I talk a lot about practitioners I like and things I want to do but haven't got round to actually getting in contact with anyone
Wish list for future:
- I want to have my practice to be involved with books, as well as other areas in illustration
- I want to have a working studio space with other practitioners, as I am more productive and creative when around other people working
- I want my job to have opportunities to travel and to be exciting
- I want to be making work that I enjoy and am proud of, obviously there will be time that I will have to make work I don't really like but I want to try and not make that a regular occurrence
- I want to possibly be part of an agency (but need to know more about what that means)
Where I see illustration going in the next 5 years:
- Traditional print is definitely coming back, collectives such as 'design for today' focus especially on screen-printing, lithography as well as bringing back mid-century illustration design
- Everything is becoming so digital so quickly that there will be a retreat back to printed items, beautifully printed and illustrated books might be rarer but I think there will still be a market for them
- Illustration will also thrive with digital advancements, like having animated gifs on online newspapers
