One of my main personal inspirations which has been
consistent throughout my artistic journey has been nature and the outdoors.
Thinking about my childhood, it seems that this interest began through my
several camping trips I was taken on with my family. I also remember as a young
child playing outdoors with other children, where one of my favourite artistic
memories was creating coloured chalk drawings on the pavements (ending with my
dad having to bring out the power-washer). This element of nature has stayed in
my interests and work right until this present moment.
Other inspirations from the past have been books. In my
teenage years I went through a phase of reading many books based on the supernatural,
mainly vampires. This still interests me though not as much directly into my
artwork. Political issues have also been an inspiration, for example animal
cruelty and human rights. This has also carried onto now, most recently I have
dealt with the issues of feminism. Moreover, I seem to have an increasing
interest in superstitions.
More general inspirations at this present time include:
everyday life, nature, people, happy accidents and depending on the brief given
at any time, it may change.
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