Kingston School of Art Archive: 140 Years of KSA

Back in December, I started volunteering at the Kingston School of Archive which I never knew was situated in the back of our Uni library. They desperately needed some 'graphics' help so they set me on a fun task which they described as a 'montage' using all their material in the archive. I thought well... I can do something a bit more interesting with all this stuff. I thought how about some wallpaper! 

This task was really fun and it's paid off! I made them to cover some of the walls in their 140 years of Kingston School of Art exhibition at Kingston Museum and they have been spotted to be used again later on this year... I will keep you posted on that one! Not sure if it's alright to reveal just yet. 

Hopefully I can find the time to stay involved with the archive, and possibly help out with some more projects.

Fashion Scout SS15.

I'm finally back into a stage where I can blog again! I have been working/holidaying/working for the whole of September, and it's been pretty tiring. I promise I haven't had a spare breath until now so I honestly apologise for the late notice. 

SO time for a big catch up. I was at Fashion Scout again for Friday and Saturday. Honestly, I would say the days that I went to were a little disappointing, and I guess that this season has had many people questioning the fashion system. You can only have a look at the Chanel show to see that it's starting to crack. So I can only say that I didn't enjoy it so much this season, purely because I'm starting to get a little bored... harsh? Possibly. But I'm not important enough for people to care.

I've always known that I couldn't continue fashion illustration forever as my entire career; I can barely keep interested in drawing for other people. But either way, I got some nice pieces out of this season... but it is possibly time for me to move on. That doesn't mean I'll be leaving the fashion world at all! I've met too many incredibly kind and innovative people for that. Besides, I will always love clothes, I will always love the performance and concepts of shows.

Ashley Isham

Cassandra Verity Green

Marianna Jungmann

Min Wu

Ong Oaj Pairam

Yujia Jin

Bernard Chandran

Dora Abodi

 

Kiev Showcase

Little Shilpa

Merit Award

Zeynep Kartal

GFW 2014: Tuesday 3rd June

I'm glad to have spent the whole Best Of show backstage, just where the models enter and leave the catwalk. That is my favourite place to be, because you can capture both the clothes and the human beings within them.

It was an amazing experience, and I hope to be involved just as much in the future. Thanks so much to the team (GO TEAM!) which have some awesome awesome people. I've been able to start so many awesome dialogues in the last few weeks, I just can't wait to see what is going to happen.

GFW 2014: Kingston Fashion

I wasn't able to be at GFW for the 2nd June, and so I took the opportunity to illustrate at the Kingston internal show. I am really looking forward to drawing next year, especially as Pippa and Natalie's collections will be in it too! I can't wait to see what everybody creates.

Surprise! V&A Illustration Awards.

Forgive me, I've been keeping this from you for a long time...

But I'm ecstatic to announce that I am this years Runner up for the V&A Illustration Awards in the Student category!!!! 

I submitted three drawings from my fashion illustrations at Fashion Scout in November, and kind of forgot that I did until a few months ago when I received the email. I am so unbelievably happy and relieved that this work in particular stood out to them, just because I cared about it so much and didn't feel I got much credit for it at the time. I guess that it feels like I've fulfilled what I wanted to achieve from it, especially amidst GFW too. I really look forward to getting more involved in it, much more than in commissions and drawing itself.

I'd really like to thank the Fashion Scout team that year, Josh Walker, Josh Osborn, Asia Werbel and Max Barnett in particular, for the support at the time and still now. I was really a nervous wreck on that first day, and it makes a huge difference to have friends along the way. Also Ezzidin Alwan who introduced me to the opportunity in the first place, and of course Hannah, Natalie and Mike, who fed me cold pizza when I got home.

I got an amazing trophy (it's really heavy, like a brick) and £1000 (!!!) which is going towards a trip to Chicago after I graduate. I'm glad I planned where it was going beforehand! Jonas, Rosa, Ani and I celebrated with a sushi dinner and gorging on the free prosecco and strawberry and mango ice tea. If you're around, my work is temporarily exhibited in the V&A (!!!!!!!!!!) across from library. Excuse the shit photos, they had a lot of mood lighting, so I think I'll return for some better photos when I've recovered from drawing.

GFW 2014: Sunday 1st June.

Epsom

Manchester

Wiltshire & Northbrook

De Montfort Contour