Personal & Professional Practice: who what where why ?

~~presentation ideas .. ?~~

I'm not sure how much I can remember...
first year? began to engage in the idea of visual language but didn't really get it till now (and I imagine I'll continue to get it more so, as I go on)
second year? no print making ever again! working in more sophisticated ways, considerate of atmosphere, feeling within work. PAINTING = YEAH

THIRD YEAR
necessary/ unnecessary division of practice- personal/ research projects being integral to what I do but I see as a holistic body of work. (I don't see this as a new idea for anyone, but one that is important to me)
portfolio -> consistency????? Cox review -> at first inconsistent, but he got the 'feeling' of it and understood. do I want to strip my work down to one thing? (no)
engaging in more research driven projects- There Are At Least 1000 Ways To Draw A Tiger and (the currently preliminarily titled) Trees And The Men Who Love Them
practical portfolio work

books- Penguin, Stratford
children's- War Horse, Too Much, Carmelite
editorials- (self initiated)
small press + self publishing- Thoughtbubble, ELCAF, Kick Don't Twist (Shortbox)

MA? not right now. I'd like to be able to afford it. it would be a good asset if I want to teach, but all in all it is something I'd like to do for the real reasons

For now I've nicked the idea of "situated illustration" from RCA, and I try to figure it out myself in a very crude way

exhibiting? small spaces? taking work to *experimental publishers + spaces* - Nieves, Landfill
PPP basics- website, social media, entering annuals like 3x3, mailer riso print, business cards
give It's Nice That and Creative Review graduates lists a crack because why not

MOVEMENT -> agitation drawings, disregard for anatomy, but respecting it enough to create an image that can be believed, or at least, belief can be naturally suspended
painting, flat, colours, overlays
that's what moves me right now, but I don't know how long that will soup it up

I am optimistic to go forth and not heavily define my work whilst also engaging in commercial sensibilities... but let's see how that is in six months, a year, etc (hahaha)

Personal & Professional Practice