Since taking less work I’ve seen my personal work change quite drastically in a month. It has become darker, more personal, more reflective, more textural.
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I looked at my sketches after doing these initial interviews and I noticed that the theme I was working on (which reflects my own experience of multilayered identity) is that of people being on the edge of the picture, near a window, or looking away from the viewer.
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A few weeks ago I received the fantastic news that my practice-based research project has been allocated full funding from the Malta Arts Fund - Research Support Grant (Arts Council Malta), which means I can afford to work on my own practice without starving, amazing right?
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This week I was invited by Creative Edinburgh and The Skinny to deliver a short talk about my work and my story when moving from Malta to Edinburgh - the how’s & why’s.
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This week I've mainly been working on this dream project with a Valletta-based jewellery designer, QUE (Que.com.mt). I don't wish to reveal too much about this, mainly because we're still experimenting, but I will say that the process involves illustrations and contemporary jewellery.
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What I wanted to do in these portraits is to look at beauty from a different angle.
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I can't believe I'm saying this, but this week marks my first year of being a full-time freelance illustrator in Edinburgh. It has been fun, but hard at times.
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After the positive response I got in my last blog post, I decided to post more 'educational' entries rather than updates of my work.
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This is my first full year of freelancing and I'm aware that I'm still in the honeymoon period. I have already learned quite a bit and I realise I still have a lot of barriers to cross.
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