Planning my Creative Statement

Plan

• What I'd like to include in my bio;
• freelance illustrator
• specialise in children's book illustration
• my illustration style
• Clients I'd like to work for in 5 years (Penguin, Folio Society, editorial illustration)
• What projects I'd want. to do in my free time (etsy- prints/ greeting cards, charoty work- Trust Bruce)
• Maybe do lectures in unis/schools? Teaching?

Creative Statement

I am an established freelance illustrator based in Staffordshire. I specialise in writing and illustrating children’s books. As well as this, I also enjoy designing prints, greeting cards and book covers. During my career I have worked in both editorial illustration and publishing. My most notable works have been with Penguin Random House Publishing and Folio Society. I work with a range of mediums, but I love when I combine both traditional and digital illustration together. In my spare time I help to run the charitable organisation, Trust Bruce Foundation, I contribute to this by managing social media and content creation.

Future

• Masters-
• Teaching degree?
• Freelance illustrator

Work Clients

• Penguin Books-

Internship and work experience.

Interview to permanent job. Interview is done through digital video, then face to face. The starting salary will be £24000 and increases over the years. 

• Plum Pudding

Dynamic, passionate, proactive company. Home for children’s illustrators.

Offer an internship at plum pudding and work experience.

• AOI

Represents illustrators while protecting their rights.

Discovering new digital marketplace

They hold portfolio consultations, members helpline, industry opportunities.

• Folio Society

Re-illustrate famous books, and have a broad range of genres including children’s books. Possible client in the future.

• Freelance
• Indeed/linked in opportunities

Creative art worker, remote designer and illustrator. Content creation.

• New Yorker 
• BBC?