Sketchbook Work

I make all of my sketchbooks myself, including the covers, the endless cutting of an A1 sheet of paper down to A5, and the frustration of staples not stapling. I like to use past work on my covers to provoke myself to do better, as well as collages of images I have collected and random illustrations. 

The making of a personalised sketchbook is beneficial for me, as it encourages me to work hard within the pages on the current commission, project, brief or whatever I am doing. Also, they are cheaper and cooler than any boring sketchbook you can buy at Rymans. 

The pages of my sketchbook may look like the ramblings of a mad man... that’s because they are.








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