Hello! As some of you may already have known from my second blog (still not sure weather to close it and move fully here), I was at Bristol Book fair this last weekend! Showing some work with others from my Uni course, needless to say it was a packed weekend! For those of you who don’t know what Bristol Book Fair is; it’s a place for artists, illustrators, graphic designers, creatives of pretty much anything to come and show and sell their works. While there I saw all manor of books and in a huge range of sizes! From teeny-tiny matchbox size books (and some even smaller!) to giant A2 and when opened obviously A1 sized books. Hard covers, soft covers, pure leather covers, no covers – even BARK (yes I mean actual tree bark covered) books! And a whole range of medias were made for the content within! Just to list some processes I spotted while walking around were; letter press, ink-jet, screen-print, rubber-stamping, wood cut, hand painted (I am assuming acrylics from the visual texture – I didn’t want to touch), laser cut, collage and pen illustration! Needless to say I was in awe! It is something I would love to do after finishing my uni course, either as a back up for my uni, with a group of others or on my own. It is an experience I would like to extend! Here are some images form our stall… 
After leaving the event it has made me realise what inspires, what sells (and what doesn’t) to help shape what I will make. In short it has given me some guides – If there are any of you who are like me (loves to make but needs a little guidance for fear of over designing/complicating a piece of art or design) I strongly recommend that you go and see this or other shows like this. Heres to optimism! Lets go create! Illustrate Tor – Off to create something! xxx
Illustrate-Tor 