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Hello World!


Welcome to my blog!


Today is the beginning of a new path for me. I am embarking on an adventure, to study a three year illustration course at UWE. I am perhaps a little older, probably not any wiser, but equally as excited as the other students. After years of working in various jobs and traveling the world, i am looking forward to having the opportunity to pursue my dream of becoming an illustrator.


So ,who am i?


My name is Ripley, I am 25 years old and a born and bred Bristolian. I was raised in a very creative family and have always had artistic expression close to my heart. For me, creativity is escapism. The ability to conjure other worlds and characters beyond the realm of our naked eye.


I am fascinated by the natural world and the secrets it possesses. Our surrounding flora and fauna have many uses that our modern selves have lost the knowledge of. From medicine, to flavour, to vivid colours there are many uses for plants and minerals that i am on the hunt to uncover. I love learning about local folklore and the history of our predecessors. I like to imagine how they perceived the world, the superstitions they carried and the spirits they believed in. It is these curiosities that bring me great inspiration for my artworks.


I am captivated by fantasy worlds, the works of Tolkein, JK.Rowling, and George RR Martin have particularly captured my imagination. Alongside literature, open world games like Skyrim, Witcher and Pokemon create marvelous fantasy worlds to escape to. It is their richly detailed stories and strong characters that make them so enticing. It is my aim with my work to create visual stories that are both entrancing and beautiful, like the ones in your minds eye when reading a compelling story.


I'll be updating here regularly with my journey into illustration and the behind the scenes of my creative process.


Grab a brew, get comfy and lets see what we can create!

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