Ink up!- Illustrations by Natasha Coles
Welcome to my blog!
I study illustration at Birmingham city university, this is where I post up my personal and uni work both production and finals.
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- So I've been wanting to write something about my experiences that I've had throughout the last year with people and my art life, but I've read so many inspirational blogs as of late that I don't think my input will make a big difference to anyone. In fact I doubt anyone will actually read this.. but hey writing it down really puts things in perspective for me. I don't have fantastic writing skills so this isn't going to be one of those amazingly poetic posts about life, just simply a 21 year old female trying to let people know that shit gets better as long as you don't give up.
- I've been through death, bullying, anxiety, depression, I've battled with suicide and self harming, weight problems, health problems, I've lost my family and gained a new one. There are so many more things that I simply can't write down without hurting people. This life has literally thrown every single thing that it could at me over this last year and I finally feel like I am starting to see light through all the crap. You really don't realise what true friendship and family means until you lose almost everything. I say almost because you may think you've lost everything but in fact if you look closely you'll be surprised to find that the things that really matter you'll never lose. For me this was a text from someone I thought didn't even think about me saying hi, it was my supportive partner ringing me in the mornings to get me up out of bed. Its also silly how much having a pet to look after has saved me.
- I wanted so much to throw myself into my artwork but instead I trolled through tumblr admiring what others in the art community are doing with there time as I was still in my pyjamas self hating and underestimating myself. Fact is that I had given up, I wasn't even trying. I had looked at everything that life had thrown at me and was constantly reliving in the past. I over thought what strangers and spiteful people think of me so much that it came to the point where I believed I had no self worth. But I do, I matter, we all matter and who cares what others think of you? I say it only matters what you think of yourself, what you TRULY think of yourself, not what others tell you about yourself or what you like others see you as. In thinking this I realised I don't know how I feel about myself because I'd given up, I didn't know what my interests where or what kind of person I was, so how could others?
- So I've come to the conclusion that I need to start trying to find out how I am and just enjoy the journey. I admit I'm not fully there yet and I still have days where I feel the need to hide away but now I'm trying and seeing things for what they really are.
- This has become a bit of a rant but what I'm trying to say is that It doesn't matter how many times you fall down, just keep trying too.
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Photo reblogged from chech it out!
“What the heck is this all about?”
Pre-orders for “Arrowed!” and “Shipwrecked” end soon, here’s a chance to win a hand-screened shirt from the Tillman Project!“How do I enter?”
Reblog this post for a chance to win. That’s it! It’s open to everyone everywhere!“Then what?”
I’ll select 5 people from the notes to receive a free shirt. I’ll also select five from the Tillman Project Facebook page, so share there as well!“What’s the fine print?”
I’ll select the winners shortly after the pre-order closes. Keep an eye on chechitout.tumblr.com! If you’re under 18, make sure you have consent from parent or legal guardian.Check the shirts out at tillman.bigcartel.com!
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Photoset reblogged from draw Gabby draw!
GIVEAWAY TIME!
You might’ve heard that it’s draw Gabby draw!’s birthday this month, and what better day to start the birthday giveaway than Valentine’s Day? Up for grabs are two 5x7” fine art prints (Little Tooth, which comes matted, and Dom); a glossy postcard; and an original watercolor and pencil drawing.
Here’s how to enter:
- Reblog (“likes” don’t count) this post.
- Tweet this post. Please include @drawGdraw in your tweet so I can find it.
I will choose a random winner from your reblogs and tweets on February 19th. A runner up will receive some pocket mirrors! Have fun!
P.S. In the past readers could enter by leaving a comment, but Disqus does not play well with my current blog theme. Also, I think I’m supposed to say that tumblr has nothing to do with this giveaway.
A couple days left to enter!
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Photoset reblogged from
JacobvanLoon.com giveaway contest
The prize:
This is a surface texture photo taken of Madison & Kohlhase, a painting I finished in 2011. This photo was taken of a section on the finished surface, which has been a theme in the documentation of my work for a few years now.
The photograph is printed at 8x10” on glossy archival paper, and comes framed.
To enter:
To be eligible to win this print, you must:
1. Reblog this post, intact
or
2. Promote both jacobvanloon.com and blog.jacobvanloon.com in a post on your website (not exclusive to Tumblr), and submit the post url to me for verification.
The contest closes Tuesday, December 25 at 11:59p. The winner will be announced here and contacted directly. Good luck and enjoy! -
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New prints include my inner animal range! -
Natalie Portman and a fox :3 not sure which one to do as my final. any thoughts?
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Another finally done, took me 4 hours to embroidery this one :x
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Amber Anderson & an owl butterfly.
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