This project is focusing on the relationship between nature and human nature to reconnecting people with naturalistic principles, by informing self discovery I hope to portray women released from contemptible behaviour.

I thought I would share few of my drawings and eperiments so far which have included working in charcoal, paint, monoprint, etching and collage. Hopefully more etchings to come!

The editor will be handpicking a piece of my original artwork (i have no idea which one yet) to exhibit along with an original poster I have illustrated especially for the events sponsors Duvel beer (which i willl upload later)

so i decided to design a birthday card.

Gouache paint and charcoal on brown paper.

Latest sketch of my work for the Fabelist Collectives current project ‘Connect’.

My take on the project Connect was to try and involve my own practice, exploring the metamorphis between humans and animals exploring the similarities between their characteristics.

I had been reading Angela Carter’s Bloody Chambers, Carter writes about women at different stages  of there sexual development such as puberty, virginity, sexwith no social boundaries.

The story of wolf Alice specifically stuck in my mind and I started drawing sketches of women in animalistic poses, I like the naiviety of the wolf alice maturing and getting to know who she is physically and emotionally.

PDF version of my work featured in Volume magazine issue 9.

Go to http://www.volumemag.blogspot.com  for a copy or contact ruby@volume-magazine.com

check me practising my posey ‘natural’ look…cringe

My work will be featured in Isssue 9 ‘THE GIRLS’ ISSUE I can’t wait to see it in print.

the first 100 issues will be available to buy on the night  so if you would like to buy one please come and say hi (facebook event link)

DJs on the night include featured label duo Kaya Kaya Records, Mr Deadbit and Luna from South London’s Native, Danny Wood from Pinboard and Ed-Word (Boogie Nights) 

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The theme of the Issue was Bohemian Noir I tried to combine the feel of my own practice along with my interpretation of the phrase to mean ‘darkly romantic.’  I’ll be honest I was slightly worried that I didn’t entirely understand the theme at first but I must of depicted it well as it got printed…YEAH!

Matchbox Production; from initial drawings, monoprints, digital drawing to final prints and assembly, it’s a long process each final design is completed entirely using digital manipulation based on a single monoprint.

My finished matchboxes, I based my designs on the theme of Love/Valentine.