- I want to use my own practice and any emotional understanding I have of the practices of others' as a tool for good - specifically for healing/therapeutic purposes
- I definitely do not want to 'be an illustrator' for commercial gain. An artist? Perhaps, alongside another, more world-based practice. I still have a lot of respect for illustration as a practice, and for illustrators and graphic artists, but that is not what I want for myself.
- My own personal circumstances are making me want to see and use creativity as a healing process.
- Undoing all I know about 'illustration', and returning to the raw fundamentals of creating, and the joy of creativity. It's okay to take steps backward.
"And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm is all about" - Haruki Murakami, from Kafka On The Shore
This quotation has been floating around in my head for a while now.
What are your plans for the structure of your future practice?
- I want to continue with post-graduate studies in Art Therapy. I want to distance any practice I have at present from 'illustration' as a discipline.
- Want to start building an academic-based thread of my practice, deepening my understanding of art therapy and creation as catharsis/a healing tool.
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