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  • Suffering from a serious creative block, I am once again struck by the way we are constantly bombarded with images. Particularly online, we are always looking at photos, following blogs, looking at websites, sometimes for inspiration, usually out of bordem/habit. Usually I scroll past anything that doesn’t instantly satisfy whatever creative whim I’m entertaining, but generally, it astounds me that there are new things from every direction…new interesting designs, posters, illustrations, typefaces, photographs, blah, de, blah. 

    Some days studying illustration just seems like a massive waste of time when there’s so much to contend with. Most days it’s really exciting though, and tomorrow I’ll probably get nervous about future employers reading this, freak out and delete it. For now though, it should be made known that humans are needy for new things to look at, and it’s our job as illustrators to produce good work that’s not going to get scrolled past. We owe it to ourselves to stop looking at boring things. Stupid internet.

  • Things I am aware of at the start of 2012. 

    I am aware that love is intensely powerful. Insanely, awesomely, breathtakingly powerful, whether it’s between us and God, a lover or a friend. It can be everything and it is scary and wonderful and exciting. It drives everything. Because God is Love. He made it and He does it and we should do the same, I think. 

    I am aware that things are just things. They become outdated, gather dust, fall out of fashion, break, get stolen and become unnecessary. Time is more precious than money. It is constant, even if it feels like it’s going painfully slowly or way too fast. We’re all just getting older and growing and changing and getting better at who we are. I pray this for you, whoever you are.

    I am aware of the present. Because however much we live in the past or look to the future, it’s now we’re dealing with. And whilst it’s important to consider the impact of what we do now for the future, if we’re always looking forward to the next thing we forget to appreciate that things are good here and now. Right here. That I am 21 and in love and I have no money and no job but that’s okay because I am seeing Black Keys this year, I am going to go to Spain and sit on the beach with a bunch of very exciting people and see bands. I am going to get better at illustration, I am going to read books and take pictures and maybe something big will happen and maybe it won’t. I am ready. 

    New Year is a load of hype anyway. Ha.

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    Please click on this poster and vote for my design. You are my followers and I love you, and so you must help me out. Thanks! PLEASE REBLOG IT TOO! 

  • I don’t know where I want to be.

  • Lino print for print project. - Check out my work blog for more recent work 
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    Lino print for print project. - Check out my work blog for more recent work 

    www.eleanorshakespeare.tumblr.com

  • Life Update: Being home for the weekend has mostly comprised of eating delicious food. Aside from this, a trip to Hampton court, a walk down the river to Kingston (a cheeky spot of shopping) an INCREDIBLE roast, naps, and meeting up with friends has all happened. I also re dip-dyed my hair. My boyfriend is currently seeing Noel Gallagher in London, I’m pretending to be happy for him, but I’m secretly dying of jealousy. I am trying to fall in love with photography again after we had a small falling out (photography had a fight with illustration, but illustration won) I need to get a film developed. This is all.

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