Feel'n good!

I just got back from a great portfolio review with Claire Khan from repART. I can't say enough about how friendly and helpful Claire was today. It's always a good thing when someone in the industry reminds you of a good childhood friend — that helps with the communication part, and relating to one another in a casual but professional way part. I think being personable is a huge factor in finding work.  I left the review feeling very confident in my portfolio and self assured that I can do this! Who would have known that 7 summers cruising around the world would have prepared me so well for interacting with people? (Something that Claire pointed out - good to know that the last 7 years work–experience hasn't been completely unrelated to my field! lol). So going forward from this, I'm going to look at booking a few venues/cafes for my Through the Looking Glass Oil painting series, and hopefully find some leads on an in-house illustrator position at the IDEA grad show on Monday.

Proof that I'm industry ready!

Process pics are up!

For those of you waiting for some current news, I've posted a few process pictures to hold you over until the storm subsides. Right now I am in the middle of the storm – I suppose you could say. But this sea laden gal sees bright skies and calm oceans in the near future. My grad booth assembly will take place on Sunday and my industry professional review takes place tomorrow. Wish me luck!

The countdown is on

I am getting more and more excited to showcase all of my hard work. I am about halfway through laying out my portfolio spreads in InDesign. I hope to finish that up tomorrow and then go to print sometime this week as well. I really want to give you a sneak peak of my progress, but I don't want to ruin the surprise/unveiling. I remember from past IDEA grad shows that it's a little disappointing to come to the show if you've already seen everything online prior to the big event. So you'll have to forgive me for being a little secretive for the next few weeks. :D

However, not to disappoint those looking for a pic: this is kind of interesting. Take a look at my audience. The internet is a beautiful thing – my art is reaching people in Malaysia, Netherlands and Brazil (to name a few countries).