MA Design Exhibition

Hello Everyone

Well the Private View for the MA Design Exhibition was a success! It was full of new friendly faces- all drinking wine and talking about Design.

I met lots of new and interesting people and got some lovely comments about my work. A big thank you to those who bought my work- I hope you all enjoy your new prints.

Here's some photos I took just before the show opened;

Here's how I displayed my work.
I'm so pleased with the frames, which were all done by Speed Frames in Lincoln. They are all white washed box frames, which I think act as a subtle backdrop against the busyness of the prints and gives the work a contemporary feel. The three pieces are priced individually at £70 unframed and £180 framed; they make a great bold statement in any space.

This little guy is called 'Horsey' and got lots of attention on the opening night, he's made out of MDF and is currently priced at £40.
I think he needs some friends to accompany him though so watch this space for more wooden creatures!

This paper pop up piece is titled 'Have you got any Polos?' and is inspired from the walks I used to go on as a child with my Nannan and Grandad in the countryside. We would always carry around a packet of polos with us and feed the horses with them, they used to love it when we walked by!
Safe to say that all the horses that lived near us had every minty breath!

Here's a photo of the gallery just before it was buzzing with people and got very warm indeed!
My work is on the far left; there's a great range of work displayed in the Show including illustration, stop motion animation, type design, pattern cutting, collaborative printmaking, graphic design and silversmithery.

The show is open Monday - Saturday, from 10am - 4pm and ends Saturday 27th September (my birthday) if your around then stop by and take a look.

Thanks for looking
Bye for now

Lincoln MA Design Exhibition TONIGHT 6-9 pm

Hi Everyone


Its finally here! The MA Design and MA Fine Art Final Show has arrived!! The Private View opens tonight 6-9pm at the Lincoln Art, Architecture and Design East Building in the Project Space. Here's a map of where the building is, see no 12.

The Gallery Space is located next to the door entrance on the left, you can't miss it! MA Fine Art are exhibiting on the Ground Floor with their Show 'Carry On Regardless' and MA Design are on the Upper Floor with their exhibition ironically called 'Upstairs'.

More information on the Gallery Space visit here: http://projectspacelsad.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/

Look out for these posters below, which will be plastered all around  Lincoln.

The MA Design Exhibitors include:

Jessica Rawlings - http://jessica-rawlings.co.uk/

Jamie Slinn - http://jslinnblog.tumblr.com/

Tom Bishop - http://www.tom-bishop.co.uk/

Ross Hammond

Rachel Heir

Laura Green

Yikai XU

Can't wait for tonight, its going to be a great show, looking forward to seeing lots of faces there

What a Difference a Year Makes

Hello Bloggers!

Well its that time again where the degree shows take centre stage at university's and I honestly can't believe that it was 2 years ago since I had mine! Just shows how much time flies and what a difference them years after graduation make.

The shows are always a great way to celebrate with family and friend and actually meet new people. As well as being able to stand back from your work and feel a great sense of accomplishment and pride.

But what do you do when that is all over?
I'm sure many will be thinking this over the coming months... I personally underwent a Masters degree to keep that momentum up and challenge myself and my practice. However, now I be graduating in September from my own course and am currently looking into different avenues and options in my chosen industry .

I thought I'd give you a little look at the CV that I've been putting together and any thoughts would be really helpful.

I wish all the undergrads good luck with their degree shows over the next few weeks and hope the future looks bright for all. This is an exciting time for us now, stay positive and be productive!

Thanks for looking
Bye for now

Sheffield Print Fair @ The Millennium Galleries on 10th May 2014

Hello Everyone

Exciting news! I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting in the Sheffield Print Fair at the Millennium Galleries on Saturday 10th May.
I looks like it going to be a great day full of talented artists and printmakers.
Here's a link to the website below where you can find more information about the day and a list of the exhibiting stallholders

http://sheffieldprintfair.blogspot.co.uk/






If your around in Sheffield on 10th May then why not pop by and say hello, hopefully you'll find lots of inky goodies there!

Now to get planning some more prints for it :)

Illustration Presentation

Hi Everyone!

I  presented to some of the undergraduate students at Lincoln University today, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to talk to them about my work and my experiences, as I was in the same position as them 2 years ago. The presentation was titled 'My Journey through Illustration from BA-MA'.

I talked honestly about the transition from undergrad to postgrad, what happened after my degree and also why I chose to undertake a Masters course. I wanted to show the students how my work has changed and developed over the past 2 year and wanted to give them an insight into the approaches and processes I use. The talk was then followed by a discussion about the definitions and boundaries regarding illustration and art.

The students were fully engaged throughout the talk and asked lots of insightful questions. Some of the students were thinking about studying a Masters and others were interested in my plans after the MA.

At the end of the talk some of the students had a look through my portfolio and asked a few more questions about the techniques I use. I then had the opportunity to look at some of the students work, which was really interesting to see what they were all up too in the studio.

It's been a great experience for me and something that I'd love to keep doing, I'd like to thank all the students for their comments and if anyone would like a copy of it or would like to chat further then email me at jessicarawlings1990@hotmail.co.uk. 

A Walk In The Park

Hello Everyone! 

Thought I'd share what I've been working on lately, below are the final images for the triptych that I have been working on. The work is in response to the different walks I've been on over the past few months, as I've leant what I hear and see inspires me. 

The different character's are all created from visiting different places, such as YSP, Chatsworth House, Yorkshire Wildlife Park etc. 

The illustrations below include my surroundingss, overhead conversations, snatches of dialogue, my thoughts and the quirky things that I saw that day. 

For example on the third piece in the centre of the work there are two boxing cows, this is developed from when I walked around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and I passed a cow in the Longside field, he was just eating grass minding his own business until suddenly one cow came charging up towards him and nearly pushed him straight into me! This then triggered an idea and sparked new imagery, which I wouldn't have created if I was not there in at that moment. 

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Page 2 

Page 3

All the work is printed on 300g Textured Somerset Paper, more photos will be unloaded soon.

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.  

More Horses

Hello Everyone and Merry Christmas!

Thought I'd share some quick snaps of a piece of work that I am working on at the moment

Hope you enjoy and any comments or suggestion are welcome, now lets get back to eating lots more chocolate hmmmm!

Front View 

Front View 2 

Birds Eye View-I have used lettering and text for the Horses shadow

Front View at an angle