Did you find it hard to find yourself and your own creative style?
“It takes persistence and hours and hours of practice to start finding your style.”
What are the best and worst things about your job?
It definitely took a while for me to get into my groove. That was partly down to being very reluctant to use computer programs to create my designs. Now I see them as a tool to aid me, rather than a hinderance. I rarely make designs without using photoshop now. It takes persistence and hours and hours
of practice to start finding your style. Mine is still evolving all the time. I can’t help but do it all the time so I should probably have more days off. There’s just not enough time!
Does your work vary at certain times of the year?
I think I am more productive in summer when it’s lighter for longer, but I like the mad gearing up for Christmas season where things are on at full pelt! I have had a cold every Christmas since I started my business though so I do get run down. I think I need some Christmas elves.
When you do what you used to do as a hobby as a job, it takes on a different feeling and sometimes can feel like you’re pumping out ideas all the time which is draining. I wouldn’t do anything else though. I love making products that make people smile. It can be quite lonely working from home on your own, but
it’s great to have a connection on social media to see other illustrators doing the same thing. I feel like we’re all connected in a nice creative family across the world.
“I feel like we’re all connected in a nice creative family across the world.”
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