Un-commissioned |
New TalentWhy did you make this work:
I started this book during a summer living in Amsterdam, where I became fascinated by the amount of Parakeets in the city. I asked locals where they came from and was told amusing tales about the bird's arrival. I wrote them down and started illustrating them, which inspired this book!
What materials and techniques did you use?:
Each spread from this book is hand-crafted with recycled paper for collage, then embellished with chalk pastels, watercolours and colour pencils.
How were your illustrations used: These illustrations were created as part of a university project to develop spreads for a picture book.
Social Media:instagram.com/lauren.m.sharplesPersonal Website:
laurensharples.co.uk/
College:
Cambridge School of Art
Currently Based:
United Kingdom (UK)
Biography:
Lauren is from the UK and is currently studying for her MA in Children's book illustration, at Cambridge School of Art (Anglia Ruskin University). Lauren's work is motivated by observing and sketching curious characters in her daily life, which she develops in her sketchbook into colourful and quirky stories.