I have a lot to give.

I sometimes feel like giving up, but i'm too stubborn.

Thank goodness for mothers telling you they believe in you.

Devious Plans.

At the moment I have nothing to do really. With uni pretty much over all I have been doing is tidying the house, watching films and playing with my dogs. Recently though I was inspired to re-do a story I did in my first year at uni, about origami. I have so many good ideas and I feel so inspired! I can't wait to actually make something! At the moment i'm just in the "writing the story and sketching" stage. I'm so excited. Maybe I could send it off to some publishers when it's done...but we shall see.

Inspiration:


Very cute disected from by Lobulo Design.

80 foot Paper Boat on the Clyde by George Wyllie 1989


I love this dragon by Brittney Lee.

Things for Sale.

As you may know, I am a skint student.

I'm trying to save up for my degree shows and general living, so if you would like to buy some of my artwork then please let me know by emailing me at cheeseyem13@hotmail.com

I've got plenty of free time at the moment so i'm ready to be commisioned for portraits, album covers, sweet paintings for gifts.

To view some of my other work you can also look here...


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-Collins-Illustration-aka-InkFingers/115830608469813

What i'm up to...

Last week I finished uni. It felt weird...and it still does a bit. My pictures were up on the wall, all work (apart from a few bits I forgot cause i'm an idiot)handed in, three hours sleep and I got my promotional pack > done! Woo.




I didn't cry...though I probably will at one of the exhibitions...which you should come to...

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This beautiful poster is illustrated by my fellow talented classmate, Stavros Siamptanis.

At the moment i'm working on a story I wrote and illustrated a few years back. It wasn't good enough to send off to Macmillan, and i've got some great ideas to simplify and illustrate it...very excited!

Madness.

Tonight/ this morning holds the last few remaingin hours that I can get my work finished to take to class tomorrow. I feel so far away from the end.It's my own fault...every year I do the same damn thing.

I had a terrible day and it's still going...though i'm not angry or crying anymore...just a bit numb and feeling insane.

The End is Nigh!

Puppets ideas.

Animal Farm Book Covers.

Any feedback on these would be great as I don't think i'm there yet with the design. Shall keep experimenting.

Animal Farm Chapter Pages.

I still need to do some work on chapter 3, 6 and 7. Shall upload them soon.

This is the end...

This is a photo of my lovely cluttered desk when i'm working...Open sketchbook, shadow puppets about the place and research stuck on the wall.

I'm feeling quite sad and nostalgic this week as it's the last week of teaching at uni...so pretty much the last week...then we have easter, then we come back to hand some work in and get our stuff out. Then we have our degree show and then we have the show in London. Busy times. It's exciting and scary. I'm going to miss being a student.

Worry wart.

I'm feeling as though the madness is creeping in...so little time left...such worries...I don't like to show how worried I get...but I DO! I'm a big big big big worrier...

Here's some of my recent work...it may look similar to some of the other work i've posted, mainly because i've used the same puppets. Going to make some more this week...


Evil puppy silhouette behind watercolour paper.

Evil walking pig behind watercolour paper.

The Windmill. I've been told it looks like a man, so I shall remake it.

Shadows.

Front cover idea.

Snowball's Expulsion.

Old Major.


Boxer.

Boxer again.

" FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BETTER!"

Just having a play with different lighting, colour and materials. Feeling excited!

Drip, drip, drip...

My new version of the scene of Cruddy Cat knocking the bin over...I know it's a lot diferent to my preious spreads, but I think these are more suited to children.


Jess is off on an adventure!


Title page idea by Steve...Eeeee so excited...can't wait to get it all put together!

Animal Farm Shadow Puppets.

This is one of my ideas for my Animal Farm chapter covers. This is only the early stages but i'm really quite pleased with them and everyone has really taken a liking to them.


Boxer the horse crying.

Napoleon looking down on the animals/farm as the ruler.

Evil Puppy.

Napoleon.

Fat Cat.

An illustration I just finished for my uni paper: Pluto Newspaper.

The story is about bankers bonuses.

I don't think it'll be in the paper till next week but I couldn't wait to show you the cute, greedy cat.

End.

The last page.

Much more to be done.

More tears to shead...

Animal Farm Research.

Last week I went to Holly Farm in Garstang. It's free to enter and you can stroke all the farm animals and hold the baby chicks and rabbits.

This is just a small amount of images that I collected as part of my research for my Honours project, where I am going to illustrate George Orwell's Animal Farm. I have so many ideas...I can't wait to get stuck in.

Think i'll go to a few more petting zoos/farms so that i'll have a large collection of reference material...any excuse to go to a farm and stroke animals!

Macmillan continued...

Bath Time double page spread:


Dirty water jars...











The double page spread in all its glory. Needs a few details adding to the face, but apart from that i'm happy with it.

More to come soon!