Collections 2022

Design Thinking & Proposal

I am making a guitar strap and an album book for guitar players and music lovers because I want to illustrate with music and because I want my art to be wearable. I plan to listen to a variety of songs and from the music, illustrate using all types of media, but mostly using pen and paint.

Final Prints

To create my album book illustrations, I recorded different illustrations in a small sketchbook, experimenting with textures and colours and listening to music every time I drew. Most of the songs that I listened to had prominently narrative lyrics, and musical artists that inspired me most were Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Guy Clark, Leonard Cohen and Christy Moore – mostly 1960s country folk artists.

Illustrators that inspired my designs were artists such as James Jean, Jackson Pollock and my tutor, Nicholas Stevenson.

My Exhibition

Material Thinking

Material Thinking portraits

For Material Thinking project I wanted to use a medium that I haven’t used in a while; paint! I love using acrylic paint especially when it comes to creating portraits and landscapes. I wanted these two paintings to be a diptych – one depicting sad or angry emotions behind it using cold, blue toned hues and the other being more peaceful and having a sense of calmness to it using warmer tones.