Guru Night!

Mentor - Rosie Wilman

Rosie has just recently Graduated from Stockport college with a 2:1 in Illustration that she has been studying for three years which is what I am in the process of as I'm in my third year now. Rosie loves producing illustrations for children and hopes to be a children's book illustrator .

Here is a link to see her website:        Rosie Wilman

Rosie gave me lots of advice and an insight into what working with an agent is all about.She has had many agents some nicer than others sometimes they make you work to a shorter deadline so have to work faster but this might mean the outcome of your work may look great. Rosie has created a few children's books that I think look great!
Sometimes your agent might change things and might print out differently - in some cases you may have to stand your ground and in the end your agent might like the choices you made!

Here are some of Rosie's work;

Another tip she gave me is that if you raise money for DND and agencies will help get you known by fundraising.

Rosie also gave me a few other artists to look at that might help me throughout my practise and influences throughout my art ethic of collage and mark making, such as Holly Mcloughlin whom creates fairy collages.

Here are a few images of Holly's Work;

Her work is so spine - tingling its fantastic it fills me with such Joy and an emotion of admiration, the composition's she creates are so imaginative, I can see the great connection this would have with children.

Here is a link to her website:           Holly Mcloughlin


Another artist Rosie suggested is an artist and illustrator called Sara Fanelli, she works with collage, typography and  playing around with layout exploring interweaving different objects with a variety of items she might use. Her work is very playful consisting of other various formats she may use throughout her work like etching, drawing, printmaking, cutting up things and finding various marks or making her own to project throughout her work. I have bought her book ' Sometimes I think, sometimes I am' it has a lot of fantastic unusual quotes referenced by various artists which most of them link to each different composition on the page giving the image more meaning. This book has helped me in the way I perceive the materials I use and to find similar mark makings to help me throughout my own practise.

Here are some electrifying compositions that I just think are outstanding;

This image I feel is very similar to Holly Mcloughlin.

Here is a link to a fabulous website about her:            Sara Fanelli