This next Brighton meet-up will be an online discussion between Brighton-based illustrators Ulrika Jarl and Steven Lenton. Together we will discuss how to create longevity within your career. Sharing in the twists and turns and ups and downs of how these two talented creatives have navigated their careers to date.
It will be an opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with some old ones and have some interesting conversations about what it takes to enjoy a long and successful career as an illlustrator. Whatever that means to you. What’s not to love?
Illustration by Melanie Smith
FLOCK is a new illustrators community for Brighton.
It will bring together artists and illustrators, creating a community who can support and inspire one another. The Brighton meet up is organised and run by illustrator and designer Melanie Smith. FLOCK is a place and space where we can learn new skills, attend masterclasses and workshops run by special guests, make new friends, find collaborators, enjoy inspiring talks and hang out together at some friendly drink & draws! To stay updated, please follow @flock_illustrators and join the Facebook group.
In association with the AOI.
Ulrika Jarl
Ulrika is a Swedish-born illustrator and surface pattern designer living and practicing in Brighton, UK.
Her work celebrates the beauty in the natural environment and embraces the unusual in the usual. Taking inspiration from nature’s infinite richness, her style is strong, bold and vibrant.
Find out more about Ulrika and her work here: ulrikajarl.com
Steven Lenton
Steven Lenton has been the winner of the Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and the Times Children’s Book of the Week. He also illustrates fiction for David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and is the Sainsbury’s Prize-winning illustrator of The Nothing to See Here Hotel series. He illustrates the award-winning series ‘Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam’ written by Tracey Corderoy with book number 9th in the series publishing this year. Steven lives in Brighton with his dog Big-Eared Bob.
Find out more about Steven and his work here: stevenlenton.com.
Accessibility
The AOI would like to make events accessible to all, where possible. Please let us know your access requirements one week in advance by emailing [email protected]