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Although she’s taken to art at a young age it took her a while to make a career out of it. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved drawing but never saw it as a career option,\u201d she shared. \n\n\n\n
\u201cI also never thought I was good enough to continue with it at higher education. In school my art teacher told me to \u2018leave the drawing alone now\u2019 because he didn\u2019t like the way I transformed everything into a cartoon. I quit school and ended up studying Art & Design in college for two years where I was convinced that fashion design or marketing was what I wanted to pursue, until the tutors kept telling me I should consider illustration.”\n\n\n\n
She ended up studying illustration at Falmouth University and has been working independently since 2015 as a freelance illustrator. She’s also honing her skills, by studying an MA in Visual Communications at Bath Spa. “I ended up applying for Falmouth \u2013 which I loved \u2013 but still didn\u2019t feel good enough and nearly dropped out after my first year,” she recalled. “Everything I made was with a black fineliner, and then someone exposed me to Posca pens and Anorak Magazine and I fell in love with color, shape, and pattern.\u201d\n\n\n\n
Now, her eye-popping creations are anything but minimalist. Take a look: \n\n\n\n
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Good morning \ud83c\udf3c\u2728 it\u2019s been just over a full year since I\u2019ve been living in Bristol and I couldn\u2019t be happier with where my new home is \u2b50\ufe0f This week I will be releasing special Christmas prints with a percentage going toward a mental health organisation, keep your eyes peeled \ud83d\udc40\u2728 #illustration #illustrator #art #drawing #shape #colour #pattern #design #graphic #bold #bright #colourful #fashionillustration #bristol #bristolartist
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