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Lorrie Whittington

Illustrator - Designer - Maker

Identity + Change + Decisions

28/07/2013

Over ten years ago, when I had been learning about web design and had been running a forum for a couple of years, I decided to build my own websites. I registered two domains, illusio.net and illusiocreative.co.uk. The first, illusio.net was to be my hobby domain for my writing and art, and the latter for web design. I chose a user/brand name because the culture of the web was different back then. It was more common for people to use nicknames, as anonymity was encouraged and the use of ones own name was not favoured, for many reasons. It was mostly about guarding ones privacy. At that time, I had still not considered selling myself as an artist online or creating a portfolio. I did blog however, and had an account on Live Journal. Later on I decided not to use the illusiocreative.co.uk domain for web design and use it for my art instead. Continuing with the brand name, Illusio Creative still seemed a good idea at the time. However, in the last year or so, I have come to the conclusion that this is maybe not the best way for me to move forward in terms of marketing myself as an artist/illustrator. I have noticed that very few artists and illustrators use branding, and most use their own names. I don’t feel comfortable with it any more, and in fact a couple of years ago, I did register a domain with my own name.

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Fizzy Beads Jewellery

22/12/2011

Fizzy Beads Jewellery

A few weeks ago, my lovely friend Sylvie Foxworthy asked me to build a website for her to showcase primarily her jewellery making, but which would incorporate a blog as she wanted to include other aspects of her life, cooking, family etc. As with all things, that initial discussion of her needs was put off many times due to the demands of family and work, but finally, we agreed a brief and I got on with it.

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Sakura Jewellery

13/12/2011

Sakura Jewellery - Limited Edition Handmade Artisan Jewellery

I know I don’t post much about my web design on here, not really sure why, perhaps because it’s more problematic and stress inducing sometimes that the simple business of creating art. Anyway, sometimes it goes well, sometimes it doesn’t, sometimes you have a great client, sometimes you don’t. But, I had the privilege of building a website  for the lovely Anna Stassen of Sakura Jewellery.

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Something different…

30/08/2011

Illusio.net V19

So, now my shows and projects are done for the summer, I am taking a bit of a rest from painting for a couple of months to concentrate on illustrative work, new ideas, my online shops, and ‘gently’ persuading some local shops and galleries to show/sell my work.

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Creative + Passionate + Inspired

Lorrie Whittington is an illustrator, designer-maker, free spirit, chocolate eating geek, living in the heart of the Sussex countryside on the south coast of Britain. She draws, paints, reads a lot, makes things with clay, likes scf-fi and hangs out with her daughter.

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