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Building and running a business which is<br />
based off being creative is that challenge I was<br />
searching for. Deciding to pursue my art career<br />
full time and focusing on building Little Quarters<br />
has very much been apart of my healing<br />
process also.<br />
What processes are involved in<br />
creating your pieces?<br />
My creative process consists of:<br />
Researching, nutting out ideas and the<br />
composition of an illustration with rough<br />
sketches… sometimes too many, and then<br />
settling down to create the final piece. I need<br />
to be in a good frame of mind, some of the<br />
illustrations I work on take hours/ days to<br />
complete and if I’m just not feeling it, it’s better<br />
to stay away from the drawing table and focus<br />
on the business stuff for that day.<br />
Usually my day plays out a little like this:<br />
• Getting up early for a walk on the beach with<br />
my Frenchie Perro. (Reset, focuses and is the<br />
best way to start the day)<br />
• A strong coffee is a must!<br />
• Emails, packaging prints then a post office<br />
drop/ deliveries/visit to my printers/ framer.<br />
• Finding a suitable play list to listen to<br />
• Research, sketching then onto my drawing<br />
table for the rest of the day.<br />
• With constant yoga stretches and exercises<br />
throughout the day to help keep my back<br />
from cramping up.<br />
I work in my studio, from home. It has incredible<br />
natural light, which fills the room from large<br />
glass doors that open up onto a small deck. It<br />
looks over a quiet street and I am lucky enough<br />
to have views of the ocean in the distance. It’s<br />
the BEST, my happy space! I think its really<br />
important to have a great space to work in, it<br />
plays a huge part in my creative process.<br />
What inspires you in your designs?<br />
I’m a bit of a collector. I am attracted to and<br />
surround myself with beautiful things, often<br />
pieces found on my travels. I must have been a<br />
bowerbird in a past life! Within my illustrations<br />
I try to create that very thing I search for,<br />
for others to collect. Pieces with a special<br />
uniqueness telling a story and have meaning.<br />
I want to take my audience on an adventure<br />
within my work, and ignite their imagination and<br />
let them be free to run wild there.<br />
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