1. How did you start/learn
illustration?
Started when I was
young, around 13, I failed all aspects of art education at school
so it's mostly self
taught.
2. What inspires you when you
illustrate?
Music, art,
books.....everything,
it changes all the
time, right now my ideas are being inspired by the following....
The 'Skin &
Bones, Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture' exhibition at London
Somerset house,
showing how
architects and designers 'fashion' buildings and 'construct' garments.
Photography from the
60's / 70's such as Larry Clark's 'Tulsa' and Nat Finkelstein's 'Edie
Sedgwick'.
Andy Warhol and Paul
Morrissey films.
Book -
Japrocksampler, How the Post-war Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll.
3. What type of object do you
illustrate mainly?
Women and cult or
easily recognisable imagery.
4. What materials do you use?
Paper, pens, paints,
photographs and computers.
5. What is the concept for
your illustration works?
To create a striking
image that's appealing from afar but inspiring up close.
6. Why do you choose
"illustration" as the way of your expression?
It's translates well
on clothing and I enjoy doing it.
7. Is there any
artists/illustrators who you're influenced or you respect?
Lots, M/M Paris I
really like and as mentioned before Andy Warhol.
8. How do you define
"fashion illustration"?
The communication of
fashion designs through illustration.
9. Please explain the
background of each illustration works you pick.
All the designs are
created for each collection we've made over the past seasons.
10. Is there any project/work
that you want to do with illustration in the near future?
I've just done 2
commissioned t-shirts, 1 for a shop in Tokyo called 'Idea by Sosu' ran by the
designer 'Mihara
Yasuhiro', for their 3rd birthday,
and the other design is for the online shop Oki-ni who are celebrating their 7th birthday.