Drawing and Illustration Class - Week 1

I have recently been yearning to get back into design, I studied fashion and textiles at uni and and completed an Art Foundation prior to that, both of which I really enjoyed but I cant say they exactly prepared me for getting a job in the industry. Once I'd finished my degree I was a little lost in terms of a career, so I worked in cafes and saved up my pennies and set off on my travels, which you can see a little more of here, to experience the university of life. 

I got to a point with the travelling that I got tired of living out a bag and always on the go. So I settled down in my home town of Ripon and did what I knew best... opened my own cafe. Don't get me wrong I love the cafe and I wouldn't change a single thing about the last few years but I am really starting to want a change from hospitality and catering. I think perhaps, the most important thing the cafe has taught me is that I can do anything I put my mind to. The biggest challenge at the moment is knowing what that is! 

So to start somewhere I have enrolled on a couple of courses/classes. One is a summer school at 'make it in design' and I intend to do module one, if you want a career in design especially surface pattern design check out their website they offer a really good range of courses to help you on your way, but I'll explain more about that in another blog. 

the other class I have enrolled on is a drawing and illustration class at The Bowery, a creative cafe in leeds. This is a six week evening class experimenting with different dawning techniques and media. 

The first week was experimenting  with line and the theme was 'bean to cup'. I really enjoyed the first class, the tutor Sandra is really lovely. I mostly hope to gain some confidence out of the class and maybe a bit of my own style. Here is a few pics of some of the drawings I produced. 

The homework was to do a drawing or a few drawings using one or more of the techniques we had learnt with the theme 'packaging'. I choose to do a series of drawings of the condiments in my kitchen cupboard using mono printing.