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artist representation with The Illustration Room who I am still represented by. What is your favourite thing about illustrating? Being able to interpret words into a drawing and conveying a specific emotion that connects with the viewer. The part I enjoy the most is creating patterns and lines. Who inspires you or how do you find inspiration? I think Yayoi Kusama is an incredible artist, I love her collaboration with Louis Vuitton. I’ve been to 3 of her exhibitions/installations and they are mind blowing in terms of scale, patterns & colour. Inspiration generally comes from people making me laugh, eating great food, going for walks along the beach.
which was amazing. I’ve illustrated for Elle Girl, Gary Pepper Vintage, Pocketto Magazine, appeared in Cleo & Yen Magazine. Clothing designs for Mambo (currently shortlisted in the illustration category in Desktop Magazine’s CREATE awards) , surfboard design for Artboardz, CD artwork for various singers and also just designed a coin for the Royal Australian Mint. Here’s a longer list below: Women’s Weekly Smiggle Sunday Telegraph Sunday Magazine Anna Lemma Magazine Pearson Education CARGO Bar KOO Bar Toast Cafe TASCHEN’s Illustration Now! Vol 4 CURVY 5
What kind of works have you created?
Cleo Magazine
I’ve created dragon flags for the City of Sydney chinese new year celebrations this year, they were all around the city
AMMO Magazine
Blanket Magazine Domestic Etch Zine Spoonful Zine
What are the biggest obstacles in being an illustrator and how do you overcome them? Having to chase up invoices...you have to be good with money if you’re doing it full time & that’s your only source of income. Sometimes art directors/ clients might brief you, you respond with a sketch and they’ll change their mind. Don’t take it personally, ask the right questions and eventually the finished piece will look amazing.