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Hi, I’m Vix. Illustrator, interior architect and designer residing in a quaint creative corner of Ilkley, in the North of England, with music on and coffee in hand.
Mono-printing, vintage colours, visual and architectural space, Yorkshire countryside, and my many artistic journeys influence my textured, modernist illustrations.

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The second challenge I've decided to join in with The second challenge I've decided to join in with this month is #Facetober by @CharlyClements. This has been one of my favourite challenges for a long time but I'm coming at it from a different angle this year. There's been a lot of contemplation for me this year, mainly on local walks in beautiful Yorkshire countryside, combined with many an hour sipping a latte and sketching in a local cafe. When I was sat in my favourite cafe the other day overhearing bits of a conversation I was also trying to plan some of my #Facetober2024 sketches. The two seemed to combine in my head, resulting in an idea for an exhibition I'd love to put together of a series of illustrations based on my cafe sketches of many characters and fictional stories I've created about them. Maybe I'll pluck up the courage to speak to the cafe owner to discuss putting on an exhibition once I've finished a few more pieces. I just need to work out how to change the sketches enough that the people aren't recognisable! For now, I'll leave you with the draft composition for day 8 of Facetober - clouds, sunglasses, scars. [ID: Sketch of a man wistfully looking off the page, surrounded by hand lettering: Do you remember when we used to watch clouds transform? Now I look up in hope you'll appear to break this storm. Memories fill the air, a chance for me to still connect to your care. I still bear the scars today. Please don't float away.] #CharacterDrawing #InstagramChallenge #Illustragram #DrawEveryDay #DailyDrawing #CreativeLife #CreatingIsMyTherapy #ArtChallenge #CreateEveryDay #CreativeHappyLife #SmallMomentsOfCalm #ObservationDrawing #VisualDiary #Sketchbook #BehindTheScenes #MundanitiesOfLife #LifeStories #IlkleyLife #Contemplation #CharacterDrawing #FunWithFaces
Taking a break today from #Peacetober to recharge Taking a break today from #Peacetober to recharge a little and because I'm struggling to find words after 365 days of Genocide (following years of oppression.) This sketch for me today is the white elephant in the room - the UK is still selling arms to Israel. Our leaders and politicians can't say they want a ceasefire whilst continuing to supply the weapons. I will persist in finding escape, and expression in my art and am lucky to have the freedom to do so, whilst thinking about all the suffering and cruelty in the world right now. [ID: Sketchbook page of scribbled lines, with a loose outline of an elephant.] #SketchbookRevival #LooseLines #CeasefireNow #FreePalestine #Sketchbook #DailyDrawing #CreativeLife #CreatingIsMyTherapy #CreateEveryDay #VisualDiary
Day 5 #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza - OLIVE. Thi Day 5 #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza - OLIVE. This is a pattern from a collection I created as part of @MakeItInDesign #WinterSchool earlier this year. The Folktales brief was about narrative, and Palestinian voices and stories need to be raised and heard. [ID: Repeating lattice pattern of olive branches.] #CeasefireNow #PeaceInPalestine #DrawForPalestine #FreePalestine #CreativeCommunity #SketchTheWorld #HumanConnection #StandWithPalestine #SurfacePatternDesign #MiiDWinterSchool #MiiDWinterSchool2024 #MakeItInDesign #DesignCommunity #PalestinePattern #PatternForPalestine #Olivebranch #GiftWrapDesign #PeacetoberOlive #OctoberChallenge
Day 4, #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza is POPPIES. Day 4, #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza is POPPIES. One of my favourite flowers. I didn't realise that the poppy is the national flower of Palestine. The perfect symbol of resilience. My gelliplate was calling me for this one, and it was good to play with textures. Who knew that fluffy wool would be a good found material to represent barbed wire? I had a clear idea of what I wanted to create; a single bright, bold and beautiful red poppy against barbed wire to represent the fight for freedom. [ID: Gelli print of a single red poppy set against textured green grass and barbed wire.] #PeactoberPoppy #CoffeesForGaza #CreativeCommunity #DrawingChallenge #OctoberChallenge #CreativeChallenge #FreePalestine #GelliPlateTextures #ChildIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Peace #CeasefireNow #ArtForGood #GelliPrint #PoppyIllustration #GelPrinting
Day 2 #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza is FIG. When Day 2 #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza is FIG. When I was doing the Drawing for Palestine sessions hosted by @SarahDyer_Illustrator, one thing I loved was hearing about Palestinian culture. For me it's important to keep that culture visible. Apathy is something that terrifies me, and our government seem to forget that these are people with lives, culture, stories, history. Today's illustration is inspired by a recipe I found on @PalestineInADish. I don't like the texture of figs to eat but the sweetness and tang of this recipe reminds me of some of my favourite Polish dishes. I continue to hope peace will ensue and Gaza will be full of people tucking into Labaneh as a regular snack. [ID: Illustration of a hand reaching over to a slice of toast laden with Labaneh and sliced figs, on a green background.] #CoffeesForGaza #CreativeCommunity #DrawingChallenge #OctoberChallenge #CreativeChallenge #FreePalestine #GelliPlateTextures #EditorialIllustration #Peace #CeasefireNow #ArtForGood #RecipeIllustration #FoodIllustration #PalestineInADish #CookForGaza #SaveGaza #PeacetoberDay2 #PeacetoberFig
October can be overwhelming with the number of ins October can be overwhelming with the number of insta challenges to choose from. This year I've decided to join just two for as many days as I can manage, no pressure for daily posts. The first of those is #Peacetober by @CoffeesForGaza. I've not known what to post to my feed recently, and feel guilty for posting art when there are so many families and people without basic shelter and food, let alone a chance to have a creative outlet. I'm sure like many I feel angry, upset and often helpless over the cruelty of the world, especially our own government who don't seem to listen - my local MP doesn't even bother to respond to my emails on the subject. This is a great challenge to not only keep the conversation about the many injustices of the world going, but there are also many ways to help... from simply joining the Peacetober challenge, to the @CoffeesForGaza Patreon, to buying tickets for their live sessions with artists (I'm missing Draw for Palestine with @sarahdyer_illustrator so great to see her on the artist list,) to asking people to donate even a small amount for each day you manage to create/post. Jump over to their profile to find out more. I've run out of words now so I'll leave you with my first contribution for KITES. [ID: Illustration of the back of a girl flying a kite above the rubble, with text 'Fly above the rubble' and 'I wish I could protect you in a bubble.'] #PeactoberKites #CoffeesForGaza #CreativeCommunity #DrawingChallenge #OctoberChallenge #CreativeChallenge #FreePalestine #GelliPlateTextures #KiteIllustration #ChildIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Peace #CeasefireNow #ArtForGood
I'm learning to accept praise gracefully. So, for I'm learning to accept praise gracefully. So, for anyone else struggling this is for you - just roll with it, say thank you and move on. Like baking, it takes practise and patience but I'm improving, and with any new skill I'll take progress over perfection. Today's thank you goes out to everyone who still engages with me and my account; likes, shares, comments and messages words of encouragement. It means more than you realise as we all fight the algorithm and AI together. Time to roll with it and see what this week has in store... [ID: Illustration of overhead view of hands rolling out dough/pastry with the words 'just roll with it' on the rolling pink and 'thank you' in cookie cutter lines on the dough.] #FoodIllustration #BakingIllustration #JustRollWithIt #EditorialIllustration #LearningToAcceptPraise #Mindset #ReFrame #GelliPrintTexture
On my daily walk by the river today I was grateful On my daily walk by the river today I was grateful for September days and autumn light. The bustle of summer has gone, the light is changing, birds are migrating, and I'm back to peaceful pondering by the river with very few interruptions, bar the resident kingfisher I've named Casper. It was back to familiarity and routine today; lots of friendly dog walkers with energetic dogs, runners, and ponderers. As with everything in life there was also a counterbalance and the odd grumpy person. This used to bother me, but today I realised my thinking has changed and if I say hello to someone and they scowl back then it just means I don't know what is going on in their internal world. That 'hello' might have made a difference to them that doesn't show on the surface, or it may not. What I do know is that when someone smiles at me and I'm in the depths of my thoughts it helps to have connection if only for a brief moment. I guess the message is just be kind because you never know which part of the storm you are viewing - the eye of a storm can appear very calm. [ID: Open sketchbook page with ink and paint marks surrounding a lighter area with a character in a despondent pose as if walking in the eye of the storm surrounded by darkness.] #SketchbookLife #BehindTheScenes #RoyalTalens #ArtisticJourney #PracticeMakesProgress #CreativeTime #SketchbookTour #SketchDaily #SketchbookPage #CreativeProcess #Sketchbook #MentalWellnessJourney #CreativeLife #DailySketching #IllustratorLife #CreatingIsMyTherapy #ProgressNotPerfection #FindingMyStyle #SketchbookLife #JustBeKind #Wellness #EyeOfTheStorm #DailyWalks #IlkleyLife
I've been absent from here over summer, for many r I've been absent from here over summer, for many reasons, including trying to step away from social media and soak up real life moments with my family, and also not knowing what to do in response the the AI policies introduced by Meta. It has been a conscious decision to not post any finished art, for now at least, but to be honest I've spent the summer lost in my sketchbooks anyway. It seems fitting to share a very 'human' and messy page in my sketchbook after seeing a post by @bethspencerart on @introvertdrawingclub, which has now gained momentum in the creative community, and for good reason. The deadline has passed to share this but I don't think the message is any more diluted now than it was, in fact I think it's more important not less so. So here's my very human and imperfect sketchbook page, quirks and all, which I hope to turn into a less 'messy' version at some point. [ID: Open sketchbook with an ink sketch of a hand writing 'created with human intelligence... tears, laughs and all. *imperfections included, be more human, quirks make us who we are.] #StandAgainstAI #HiBadge2024 #DTIYS #DTIYSChallenge #SupportHumanArtists #HumanIntelligence #IntrovertDrawingClub #NoToAI #SketchbookPage #SupportArtists #Illustrator
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