Saturday 2 July 2011

Unleashed: The Best in the North

Hello everyone! I have just returned from London after going along with my uni to New Blood. As well as meeting some great people at the private view and catching up with Neil Bennett, editor of Digital Arts, I also had the privilege of having a portfolio session with two lovely ladies from The Artworks Illustration Agency. They were incredibly complimentary about my work (one said my fashion illustrations were the best she'd seen! Wow) and gave me that extra boost I needed to help me make my dream become a reality. I feel confident again, which is just what I need as I'm about to move miles away from home and be thrown out of my comfort zone (I'm moving to just outside of London in about two weeks!). I will post some New Blood photographs soon!
 



I am also delighted to share that this illustration has been one of 22 shortlisted for Unleashed: The Best in the North competition! 'Open to all the Northern Art Schools. This competition is designed to showcase the talents of the best emerging illustrators.' You can read more about it here. I feel so happy about it, and I'm looking forward to the awards night and auction. 

I can't imagine not doing illustration, I love it and I am passionate about it. I'm looking forward to doing some promotional pieces, entering competitions and being highly pro-active in my mission to have a career doing this! 

11 comments:

  1. Go Abby! You're such an inspiration!

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  2. Thank you, that's so nice to hear! :)

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  3. You do excellent work. You are an inspiration especially to someone like me trying to get it just right.

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  4. Ahh such inspiring work <3 congrats on the shortlist!

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  5. Aw I had a portfolio review with the Artworks agency when I did New Blood! They were so lovely :)

    Well done for being shortlisted!! We missed you this weekend :( Hope you're feeling better x x x

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  6. oh wow, what great feedback! your work is fabulous though, you totally deserve it!

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  7. Uhooi,,
    Wow,, This is a creative and good work,,

    Uhooi.blogspot.com

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  8. wow! sounds fantastic! welldone! love that illustration!

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