Dreamcatchers :)

 Making a dream catcher - pretty simple and fun to do :)
For the metal hoop I used an old bracelet, so this one was quite small but sturdy ;)

Hand made sketchbook

Here are a few pages from a sketchbook I made, based on the Stroud Valleys where I live :)

An experiment in Photoshop

These are a few examples of the experimental stage of my Final Piece for college. They are a few of my favourites and am very proud of them as I think they turned out very well :)

Butterflies...again! :)

Just a few of my favourite butterflies :) The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, the Red Admiral, the Swallowtail, and the Monarch, (in case you were wondering) ;)

Latest Oil Painting

This is a quick picture of my latest painting, just finished it! :D I decided to do something for pure enjoyment after finishing college, and this is the result :)

Final Piece Exhibition :)

This was my piece in the Stroud College Art show; it was a huge success and had a lot of publicity! :) My Final Project was a series of etchings with accompanying texts, based on stories from my friends and family about their experiences in life. Some were inspiring, such as travelling the world, parenthood, while some were more upsetting; parents divorcing, anorexia and abandonment. All the images are based on true events, which I feel makes them more powerful as a piece. Hope you like it :) I'll be putting up close-ups of each one soon! :)

Owl Illustrations

These stylised drawings were a set of 'postcards' I designed as part of my Illustration course. They were inspired by my love of owls and dream-catchers, so I mixed the two together using extra fine liners :)The owls were based on photos of real birds; the barn, pygmy, long eared and eagle owl (in order) were the birds I chose to draw, mainly due to their distinctive features.

Edited Version

This is the final, edited version of my illustration piece and was made through use of photoshop. Usually I prefer to work in pencils rather than editing, but I am happy with the results and will definitely use photoshop again :) 

Journey's Project - final piece

This was my final piece for an illustration project I finished today, and this is the unedited  original version which I drew in pencil on brown sugar paper. It is based on my sketchbook I made specifically for this project and it is a combination of the different aspects of each day as I traveled further and further away from my home. I am very pleased with the overall effect as I wanted it to have quite a childish feel to its composition, as it links with my memories and my attitude towards the places I grew up in. :)

Drawing Day sketch

This is my most recent sketch, and although a cutlery drawer isn't the most inspiring thing to draw I am happy with the result. :) I drew this because of the 'Drawing Days' we have at college which help us build up our portfolio's, learn new techniques and refine our drawing skills. The original photocopy is below.

More doodles

Doodling in my cath kidston notebook :) Again using extra-fine pens and cross hatching.

Final Design and Close Ups :)

This was the design I chose to make into a screen print, it was actually one of my first ideas but experimentation is a vital process!! ;) The design was enlarged up to A1 size, printed onto acetate paper and then exposed onto a screen.

Screen Printing Design Ideas

 These are my original ideas for a screen print based on objects we considered to be 'Indispensable'. A few of my objects represent friends and family, but others are just things that I literally couldn't be without :D I drew them using 0.5mm fine liners and used the cross-hatching technique. Thank god for photoshop, otherwise I'd never have made this many design ideas in such a short amount of time :)

doodles

To be honest this was just a doodle in my sketch book... college was boring that day ;)

Illustration

This was the title page for the illustration project for my Foundation Course. Pencils again :)

My attempt at using oil paints :)

This was my first attempt at an oil painting I did over the school holidays. I'm really happy with how it turned out, as it was quite a large canvas and getting the oils the right consistency was really tricky! I don't usually use colour either so this was a difficult piece for me to get right :)

More birds :)

 I made these wire birds as an experiment for my final piece but also because they were so fun to make :) They were inspired by both Celia Smith and Laura Antebi and their amazing wire creations which are far more detailed and professional than mine :)

Another sketch...

Another sketch using graphite pencils on A4 paper, this was part of my A Level project about movement and flight.