Our degree show at the Truman Brewery was probably the most stressful yet exciting time of the year. It felt really wonderful to showcase my work, the show was well attended and it was definitely worth the wait and preparations!
My space at the Free Range Unwrapped Degree Show:
A big thank you to everyone that attended and to the people that left me some comments, that was very sweet, thank you!
Some photos from the exhibition at Foyles Gallery and the illustration from my children's picture book "The Heroic Act of a Mouse Called Beatrice", that was shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize for Children's Book Illustration 2009. The photos were taken on the last day of the exhibition, 15th of May 2009.
There were 276 entries this year; it was a great honour to have been shortlisted and a fantastic experience overall.
I'm a freelance illustrator based in Central London. I graduated with a BA Honours degree in Illustration from Middlesex University in 2009. I am currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Visual Arts: Illustration at University of the Arts London: Camberwell College of Arts.
I am interested in all kinds of book illustration. I love to write and illustrate picture books, graphic novels, making storyboards and character design. I'm also interested in editorial illustration and all manner of media illustration including CD, album covers etc.
For more information:
www.crystalmichael.com