Tabula Rasa

A clean slate. I started off the year with some big ideas and intentions, and life took over. I took a big break from social media, specifically my website, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, though stayed relatively active on Twitter as that has mostly a political focus for me rather than artistic. However, I am done with Twitter for the moment as it’s so toxic. I plan by the end of the year to delete my Facebook profile altogether, as I have a ghost account to maintain my art page. Eleven years of Facebook is long enough, and it’s become a dull and vacuous wasteland.

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Moleskine Doodlage – September

Moleskine doodle, September 14th

Some recent Moleskine doodlage. Been out of the habit lately what with the demands of real life and all, but am making a push to get back into some sketchbook/Moleskine work.

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Why I love Ello

Simple really. There is no where else currently on the web where you can post content without there being some kind of hidden agenda, and your information and data being used to further someone’s ends. This is the only place currently on the web where people are actively engaging with each other, and pursuing a meaningful dialogue. This is the only place on the web where the creators and designers are actively involved with their users. In the short time I have been on Ello, I have made new friends, found new artists,  gained access to new and exciting work, and seen a lively,  exciting and thought provoking interaction and dialectic.

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Illustration Friday: Retro

I love Illustration Friday, it’s a great site and community that poses a new theme every week on a Friday (naturally) which artists can illustrate and then upload their work to the home page. This weeks theme was ‘Retro‘.

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Paul McQuay Illustration

I was recently contacted by design student Paul McQuay who sent me some examples of his work. We liked his stuff so much we decided to feature him on Art Junky. Paul chats about current work and projects at University and his inspirations.

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Creative + Passionate + Inspired

Lorrie Whittington is an illustrator and designer-maker living on the south coast of England with her family. Her focus is drawing, design, photography and ceramics. Lorrie specialises in hand drawn illustrations and more recently hand made ceramic ware. She loves the countryside, the beach, books, music and chocolate.