Recently, I have been looking through my portfolio of artwork, sorting out my favourites and rediscovering pieces I had forgotten about. This has given me the opportunity to reflect on my progress and how I went from a little girl copying illustrations from drawing books to
I was recently given the opportunity to give a presentation on Creativity In The Learning Environment at a primary school in Hampshire. I was able to share why creativity is so essential and the positive impacts it can have. Creativity is Multidisciplinary: Not only can you
It’s a new year, “new year, new me”, the possibilities are endless! For some, that may seem quite daunting, and for others an exciting new endeavour. Here at Dot & Cross, I believe that whether your ambitions are big or small, everyone should be encouraged to
We all have dreams of disappearing on exciting adventures. Sometimes, books, films, music or perhaps an eye-catching piece of artwork inspires adventures. For me, my adventures begin when I sit there, pen in hand ready to transform my paper. In August 2013, a faraway dream came
It is 2011, I was in my final term of studies at college and given the topic “Exploration and Discovery” for my final creative photography topic. There are many ways I could have looked at this: examination of new places, a new beginning, new species, going
During my college years, my love for the classic car began to grow. I was studying creative topics in college, such as photography and graphic design because I was interested in the way things looked and how they could be perceived. I began looking into classic
Found this early gem of a sketch of Kaa from Disney’s The Jungle Book when sorting through my folders. It really shows my early progress as an illustrator. I was experimenting with mixing fine-liner pens for outlines and watercolour pencils for the colour, a technique I
I studied A Level Photography for two years before going on to do my Graphic Design Degree at university. Although this aided my graphic design skills, it was a totally different process and learning method and something that still to this day is a skill I
Who would have thought I would be living out the dream of a five-year-old? Most children when asked what they want to be when they grow up say things such as a policeman, a doctor, an astronaut, a ballerina, a dragon (why not?) and so on.