In 2015, half of my class were given the opportunity to work with a charity called Parkinsons Equip. And that opportunity turned out to be one of the best of my life. It’s a long story.
For Unit 1 of our first project in my second year, we were asked to create a mural for Stepping Hill hospital which would possibly be pitched. As this was a collaboration unit I found myself in a group of three; with another illustrator and graphic designer. I’d kind of taken the plunge as I didn’t really know either of them beforehand, but in the end I feel that I’ve really grown as a person because of the experience–the good, and the bad–and I feel that I could more confidently integrate myself into a team of people I didn’t know in order to create something worthwhile.
8×8 is a compilation of short stories written by Creative Writing students at Manchester Metropolitan University, and illustrated by Illustration students from Stockport College. Being in the ‘illustrator’ half of the collaboration equation, a banner and full page spread for Riviera De Ty’Ty’s story ‘Bayroot’ was created…
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