Etching workshop

I have been taking part in a 6 week etching workshop to learn the basics of etching and aquatinting. I have really enjoyed seeing my print develop and I love the depth created by the aquatinting, especially my spit bite in the background. However, after this workshop i'm not sure I'll be doing it again as I find it too technical and time-consuming and prefer the freedom of quicker and more flexible techniques that are kinder to the errors I frequently battle in my work!

Black and white etching with aquatint

Black and brown etching with aquatint

UEA collaboration

We are currently working on a collaboration with first year UEA English students. My collaborator, Ellie Pringle sent me text about a character called Kea, born of Jamaican roots but brought up as an English child. She develops OCD about locks and keys in later life, working as a caretaker in a church.

Couture drawing

I have been trying to improve my drawing skills for my current fashion illustration project, so here are some of sketches from my sketchbook. I can feel my hand loosening up but it's still going to take a lot go practice to improve those hands and faces.

"Armani was a revolutionary"

"Shimmer wig"

"Butterfly dress"

Hardware workshop

I haven't posted in ages so sorry for the delay! I have been posting to my uni reflective blog but I hope to now split my work between the two so my illustration can be seen here and reflection on my specific projects on there. Today I had a workshop called 'Hardware', focusing on the practicalities and options available when using the typical penguin double page measurements and how to work within those and break out of them. I am currently working in collaboration with a student studying English at UEA and illustrated her character text. These images show my exploration in response to her text within the confines of the physical space without illustration.

'Raise her as a British child'.

'Lock OCD'.

'Isolated'

'Isolated 2'

'Unlocked'