Graduate Award Nomination...exciting times

Well to add to all the panic...I mean excitement of finishing university in a few weeks I have been nominated for the 'Award for the best use of Narrative Illustration' (Supported by AOI, London).


A nice accolade, which comes with an even more exciting prize of a work placement with The Association of Illustrators in London.


Good luck to my fellow Students and nominees Jasmin Hortop (jasminehortop.com) and Anneeka Hussain)...see you on the red carpet!


Also check out the BIAD (Birmingham Institue of Art & Design) Talent pool: We Grow Cherries

One more for the road

One last spread finished before my final uni submission on Monday...scary times!

 Now a busy few days printing, framing and preparing my portfolio for submission.

Here's a few process pics for this one:

MacMillan Prize 2012 Entry

My entry for the Macmillan Prize 2012 was sent off yesterday, so for better or worse it now lies with the judges. I sent in the above four spreads, I wanted them printed on 300gsm CP NOT watercolour Paper however due to a badly organised print room at uni this was not to be....hopefully it will not go against me! Also included was my dummy book, which was printed on watercolour paper, and hand bound using a japanese stab binding technique...Very pleased with that, the texture and weight of the paper made it a real sensual luxurious feeling book, complementing my work nicely.

Lets just hope it all comes back in time for my final uni hand in!

A few process pics below...not a thorough run through as I was a bit pressed for time getting everything ready for Macmillan's, maybe I will put up a more substantial look at my processes soon...

Another colour spread, may need tweaking a little here and there...