In our last blog post we discussed using archives and museums to come to a more tangible understanding of your subject. With art in particular, it is popularly said that to capture the true essence of something you must draw … Continue reading
“The waves awoke her in the limpid hours and churned her butter thoughts to soft peaks.” Abra Hunt from The Waves, the Waves. For as long as Abra and I have had this project in mind I have had its … Continue reading
With a full nine weeks between Abra’s last post and my sitting down to write the next I began, with a certain foreseeable logic, to think about inspiration, or rather, the lack of it in this case. Of course, … Continue reading
While I was studying illustration at university it seemed imperative to find a Style…yep, with a big ol’ capital S. Those who had one felt they had reached the Holy Grail and were to be envied, while those who didn’t … Continue reading
Do you know the feeling when you read something that is just so achingly beautiful that your heart swells to fill your whole chest? It’s the feeling I get when I read the undulating lines of Dylan Thomas’ play Under … Continue reading
Living up to our ink-stained name, this is me making a right inky mess in the studio, all in aid of illustrating “The Waves” of course! The process of etching isn’t for everyone; it’s slow, quite hit and miss untill you’ve … Continue reading
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