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shanan-s · 7 years

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Self-Improvement Post 2: Finding Inspiration in the Wilds with Julia!

Okay, so my birthday is in May and I think that in May of this year, for the first time ever, I was struck with a sadness about not yet having achieved my goal, namely getting at least one of my books published by now. Tenacious as I am, I felt like the hope lining the drawers of my mind was slightly fading and that it was in desperate need of re-ignition… Cue a fairy g-dmother style experience: the fated discovery of Julia Patton’s website (Pic of the Lovely lady included above), where I stumbled across these fortuitous and timely words…

“I have recently launched personalised "Pictures & Words' creative workshops from my rural studio for one-on-one tutorials.” (it was literally like Julia’s hand, complete with wand, extended out of my computer screen and started swishing magic fairy dust everywhere!).

Well two months later, after navigating round glamorous trips to far flung places (on Julia’s side) and less glamorous family trials, including Dr’s appointments and heaps of music exams (on my side of course!), I found myself on an early o’clock train heading North from King’s Cross, absolutely brimming with heady excitement at the thought of my adventure that I was finally embarking on, a “Creative Kitchen Workshop” with Juls!

Upon my arrival I was met by an equally enthusiastic and bubbly Julia at the station. She welcomed me with open arms and whisked me through the wonderful vistas of Berwick-upon-Tweed to her magical abode in the wilds. With a much longed-for brew in hand, Julia gave me a fabulous tour of her wondrous workspaces and sneak previews of the stunning artwork that she is presently preparing for her book endeavours. Below I have included a couple of photos showing Julia’s excellent “Style Bible”, (I’ve attached a url of the brilliant blog by Elizabeth Dulemba, where she mentions Julia’s book). This is now one of the chief items on my list of things to create!

Julia then seamlessly began our workshop, which was exactly as she advertised: incredibly informative about the industry and full of the options that would be available to me.

I had come prepared with a suitcase full of sketchbooks, dummy books, artwork and books that inspire me, as per our discussions pre-workshop which was to enable Julia to help me make the best choice.

So as the day progressed and Julia became familiar with my style, the type of work that I produce and my aspirations, she guided me to the choices most suitable to my skillset and talents.

We stopped only for the delicious gastro-style lunch (see photo below) that Julia made so stealth-like whilst we were talking that suddenly, Bing!, there were these amazing looking plates of food, just appearing out of nowhere!

Our session ended as gloriously as it had began. Julia had timed it all perfectly so that I had a clear plan of action by the finish, without feeling harried or that we’d been rushing, and she got me back to the train station in good time.

My mini-break was made more splendiferous by my arranging to meet my husband and stay overnight with our dear friends in Darlington!

And the cherry on the top was, by the next morning I had already received a huge email from Julia, filled with my plan of action clearly laid out, useful tips and website links.

This was a truly amazing, unique and unforgettable event, to have had such a long and concentrated amount of exclusive help was a joy. Julia is an inspired soul, who’s not only a huge talent herself, but is able to give such motivated support and encouragement that caters to each individual’s needs in a way that I’ve never experienced from any of the tutors/mentors that I’ve ever had before.

In short, I could not recommend Julia’s workshop highly enough and my main goal now is to do it justice!

#shanarama #shana nieberg-suschitzky #shanaramadesigns #children's books #juliapatton #Davinia andrew lynch #Andlynliteraryagency #children's illustration #one-to-one tutorials #Julia Patton's creative workshop

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biglittletale · 7 years

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Self-Improvement Post 2: Finding Inspiration in the Wilds with Julia!

Julia then seamlessly began our workshop, which was exactly as she advertised: incredibly informative about the industry and full of the options that would be available to me.

I had come prepared with a suitcase full of sketchbooks, dummy books, artwork and books that inspire me, as per our discussions pre-workshop which was to enable Julia to help me make the best choice.

So as the day progressed and Julia became familiar with my style, the type of work that I produce and my aspirations, she guided me to the choices most suitable to my skillset and talents.

My mini-break was made more splendiferous by my arranging to meet my husband and stay overnight with our dear friends in Darlington!

And the cherry on the top was, by the next morning I had already received a huge email from Julia, filled with my plan of action clearly laid out, useful tips and website links.

It’s given me a huge boost in confidence. I could not recommend Julia’s workshop highly enough and my main goal now is to do it justice!

#shanarama #Shana Nieberg-Suschitzky #shanaramadesigns #Children's Books #Juliapatton #Davinia Andrew Lynch #children's illustration #One-to-one tutorials #Julia patton's creative workshop #Andlyn Literary Agency

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shanan-s · 7 years

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Self-Improvement Post 1: Going Flamingos!

So this week I shall be doing two posts within my slot.

They are both about the same thing: self-improvement!

This first one is about my decision to create artwork to be printed on products that are sold online. Why? Because whilst I love writing and illustrating Children’s Books and I always will continue to do so, I need to make money in the meantime.

I joined Art Rookie in 2014, which struck me as a wonderful Enterprise and I immediately saw what a great opportunity it offered artists. But I only managed to put one illustration up, then got distracted with life. However it dawned on me recently that by doing this I can hopefully have more control over my destiny. For instance, I researched what was popular and commercially successful at the moment, getting some great advice from Liz at Art Rookie along the way. I have now got several designs completed and I succeeded in putting my first one up last week. This is called “Flying Flamingos” which is the illustration included above, together with the view of how it looks on each of the products below.

The next day after posting I discovered that Art Rookie had liked it so much that they put it on their Instagram page and I received 91 likes in just one day! It certainly was a delightful discovery…along with Instant gratification! (The wonders of the Internet!)

I shall be adding the rest of my collection online at Art Rookie soon, as well as putting them on other such websites as the beauty of this process is that the copyright is completely yours and there’s no binding exclusivity with any of these fantastic companies. My hope is that this endeavour will not only strengthen my status as an illustrator/designer, but also help me towards reaching my ultimate goals in the Children’s Book World.

The next post is about my journey to the North for an Ab-Fab, 1-to-1 workshop with the Extraordinary and truly Amazing Julia Patton! Stay tuned…;)

#Shanarama #Shanarama illustration #Shana Nieberg-Suschitzky #Flamingos #artrookie #@artrookie_#tropics #Flyingflamingos #pink #green #tropicaldesign #artprint #birds #flamingoart #juliapatton

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