About
Within my practice, as a 2D character designer, conceptual artist and visual storyteller, I employ fantasy design appeals embedded with narratives exploring hero fallacies and The Old Lie. My work, influenced by the memories of personalities, artists, poets and relatives from war narratives and imagery, which surrounded my upbringing and entertainment, now manifests in a personal narrative journey with my characters and art to understand who we are when everything goes wrong and how we may begin to reconstruct our empathy out of ashes.
Through visual narrative exploration, humanity and fantasy, my practice’s characters explore these themes, personifying my wish to reconnect with modest optimism for the future while thwarting humanity’s apathetic, stubborn relationship with war.
Illustrated extracts from the wartime memoirs of my late uncle, the current ethnographic narrator and main inspiration and voice for the basis of all that I do and am inspired by.
My work is always personal when it touches on our relationship with organised political conflict and the tropes and cinematics we associate and depend on to paint a picture of the real impact it has on us as people who are privileged enough not to endeavour such a senseless act of the capitalistic tragedy. Stan I believe struggled muchly after his experience in WW2 but he made time for the people around him, and that is the aspect of him that intrigued me about the retellings of his time in Malta.
Most “anti-war” narratives never really do good by themselves, by which I mean to say, many say for a few, are not successful in defining what “war” is or why we must stress just how important it is not to romanticise it, its imageries, or subscribing to the idea it is a necessary wrong. Stan I believe taught me that, and while I’m sure he might have retold his stories in a more appropriate and clean way for us, considering how much I knew he struggled after, I’m not sure I believe even he thought positively of his service.
Still a good few questions I ask myself on this topic.
Illustrated extracts from the wartime memoirs of my late uncle, the current ethnographic narrator and main inspiration and voice for the basis of all that I do and am inspired by.
My work is always personal when it touches on our relationship with organised political conflict and the tropes and cinematics we associate and depend on to paint a picture of the real impact it has on us as people who are privileged enough not to endeavour such a senseless act of the capitalistic tragedy. Stan I believe struggled muchly after his experience in WW2 but he made time for the people around him, and that is the aspect of him that intrigued me about the retellings of his time in Malta.
Most “anti-war” narratives never really do good by themselves, by which I mean to say, many say for a few, are not successful in defining what “war” is or why we must stress just how important it is not to romanticise it, its imageries, or subscribing to the idea it is a necessary wrong. Stan I believe taught me that, and while I’m sure he might have retold his stories in a more appropriate and clean way for us, considering how much I knew he struggled after, I’m not sure I believe even he thought positively of his service.
Still a good few questions I ask myself on this topic.
"A dull, decent people cherishing and fortifying their dullness behind a quarter of a million bayonets." — Burmese Days.
Within TBB, Lady Imperiālis has many names, commonly called Lady or Lady Follia. She is a symbol of imperialism and conquest most prevalent in the lives of those living in territories colonized by Argane. While she is based on a real empress, this vision is reserved for art depicting her overbearing power within her propaganda campaigns. She is meant to represent a world-building tool in my world to contextualize the opposition and their loyalty to monarchs despite their madness. In her hand, the visage of the High Commander, Troren Runestedt as a monstrous wolfish creature, of which in Arganian propoganda he is often depicted as.
She wields the spear most commonly flown on Argane flags, said to be an old relic that was powerful enough to ground the great serpent who opposed her expansion.
#imperialism #characterdesign #originalcharacter #queen #royal #royalfamily #digitalart #procreate
"A dull, decent people cherishing and fortifying their dullness behind a quarter of a million bayonets." — Burmese Days.
Within TBB, Lady Imperiālis has many names, commonly called Lady or Lady Follia. She is a symbol of imperialism and conquest most prevalent in the lives of those living in territories colonized by Argane. While she is based on a real empress, this vision is reserved for art depicting her overbearing power within her propaganda campaigns. She is meant to represent a world-building tool in my world to contextualize the opposition and their loyalty to monarchs despite their madness. In her hand, the visage of the High Commander, Troren Runestedt as a monstrous wolfish creature, of which in Arganian propoganda he is often depicted as.
She wields the spear most commonly flown on Argane flags, said to be an old relic that was powerful enough to ground the great serpent who opposed her expansion.
#imperialism #characterdesign #originalcharacter #queen #royal #royalfamily #digitalart #procreate
They used to be siblings now they`re not even on the same level of sanity, art from 2017 and 2024!
#artimprovement #humam #characterart
They used to be siblings now they`re not even on the same level of sanity, art from 2017 and 2024!
#artimprovement #humam #characterart
Assorted sketches through the months in my spare time. Dropping some more table scraps off here because my gallery is due a dusting and I`m really trying not to forget this nap exsists again.
#sketch #originalcharacter #characterdesign
Assorted sketches through the months in my spare time. Dropping some more table scraps off here because my gallery is due a dusting and I`m really trying not to forget this nap exsists again.
#sketch #originalcharacter #characterdesign
Snippets from my MA, really not that long left. I haven`t been really active as much as a result, it`s been a really tough year for me emotionally and it has put into question what I want myself as an artist to be, how my practice exsists, what I want it to be, how it should look, etc... Right now I`m working on ethnographic inquiry relating to loved ones from a bygone time and how their memoirs enforce narratives I make characters for and how I design them. What does it mean to loose everything and continue on when you`re expected to abandon who you are, and particularly with artist`s, how does the agency to create play into that? All questions I don`t have answers to, but I won`t sit and say the events around the world haven`t made me consider how the trajectory of my work might change, and my quest for an anti-war narrative with my characters will most likely be my life`s endeavour.
Pretty nervous and excited for it.
Snippets from my MA, really not that long left. I haven`t been really active as much as a result, it`s been a really tough year for me emotionally and it has put into question what I want myself as an artist to be, how my practice exsists, what I want it to be, how it should look, etc... Right now I`m working on ethnographic inquiry relating to loved ones from a bygone time and how their memoirs enforce narratives I make characters for and how I design them. What does it mean to loose everything and continue on when you`re expected to abandon who you are, and particularly with artist`s, how does the agency to create play into that? All questions I don`t have answers to, but I won`t sit and say the events around the world haven`t made me consider how the trajectory of my work might change, and my quest for an anti-war narrative with my characters will most likely be my life`s endeavour.
Pretty nervous and excited for it.
Some personal art and updated sketches of the main man I did between my MA.
Some personal art and updated sketches of the main man I did between my MA.
Another small thing i did whilst on break back when this sound was popular. Jono and Eli pictured.
Another small thing i did whilst on break back when this sound was popular. Jono and Eli pictured.
Returning from uni hell temporarily to give you my old tiktoks before sinking back into my dank lair.
This is Abigail btw, she does NOT believe in you.
#artmeme #characterdesign #elf
Returning from uni hell temporarily to give you my old tiktoks before sinking back into my dank lair.
This is Abigail btw, she does NOT believe in you.
#artmeme #characterdesign #elf
Something a little different from the central content aha, but nonetheless still special to me. This was a submission for the 2024 Unearthed Festive Tee Design. Actually, now that i think about it it`s really not that different in brief and themes to what I wish to a hive with my character work and mythos, given the work that went into this had to reflect connectivity, folklore and the such. The Welsh central imagery always is a bonus. Featured are Welsh fae, dragon, and Ceridwen and her cauldron. It was a bit hard to think up how to harmonise all these figures together but i think i managed all alright! Wish me luck on my entry 💪. I`ve been going to this festival for a few years now and every time I have I`ve always been met with the most interesting people I`ve ever met and and an amazing community from all corners of life. Loved working and having the opportunity to enter this competition! @unearthedfestival
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#welsh #wales #welshart #dragons #fae #welshgoddess #folklore #folkart #unearthed #unearthedinafield #originalart #ink #monochromatic #
Something a little different from the central content aha, but nonetheless still special to me. This was a submission for the 2024 Unearthed Festive Tee Design. Actually, now that i think about it it`s really not that different in brief and themes to what I wish to a hive with my character work and mythos, given the work that went into this had to reflect connectivity, folklore and the such. The Welsh central imagery always is a bonus. Featured are Welsh fae, dragon, and Ceridwen and her cauldron. It was a bit hard to think up how to harmonise all these figures together but i think i managed all alright! Wish me luck on my entry 💪. I`ve been going to this festival for a few years now and every time I have I`ve always been met with the most interesting people I`ve ever met and and an amazing community from all corners of life. Loved working and having the opportunity to enter this competition! @unearthedfestival
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#welsh #wales #welshart #dragons #fae #welshgoddess #folklore #folkart #unearthed #unearthedinafield #originalart #ink #monochromatic #
We`ve been here before.
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Layouts and conceptual artwork for uni!
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#characterdesign #layoutdesign #animation #animatic #animationproject #ocs #originalcharcter #digitalart #traditionalart #conceptart #landscapepainting #visualdevelopment #storytelling #hiraeth #gothic #gothicart #macarbe #war #warstories #monochrome
We`ve been here before.
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Layouts and conceptual artwork for uni!
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#characterdesign #layoutdesign #animation #animatic #animationproject #ocs #originalcharcter #digitalart #traditionalart #conceptart #landscapepainting #visualdevelopment #storytelling #hiraeth #gothic #gothicart #macarbe #war #warstories #monochrome
Skills and Education
Cardiff Metropolitan University
MA Illustration and Animation – Ongoing
BA Hons Animation and 2D Character Design Design Sep 2019 – Jun 2022
Pembrokeshire College
Graphic Design, Art/Art Studies, General Sep 2017 – Jun 2019
Skills: Customer Service · Interpersonal Skills · Organization Skills · Skill Development · Hospitality Industry · Problem Solving · Teamwork · 2D Animation Development · Character Animation · Character Designs · Character Concept Design · After Effects · Digital Illustration · Procreate · Adobe Photoshop · Art Fundamentals · Mixed Media
I am adept at working with various media, participating in printmaking workshops and Adobe training, and regularly exploring with pen and ink, photography, collage, and watercolours. However, my preferred medium is digital art.
I detail in my works, emphasising the humanoid form in action and an extreme level of detail to best communicate with overlapping elements of iconographic imageries.