Personal Projects

If you read my previous post, you would know that I had some issues between creating art because I love it, and creating art because I was paid to do so. You can get very seduced by the world of design and your clients (not literally of course), and so you end up saying yes to every project, and wearing yourself and your creative spark, out. The issue with working is that you very much spend your day creating what other people want you to create, and you forget what it is that YOU want to create. My summer was packed with assignments which I am entirely grateful for, but I had little time to do my own thing. Luckily, I'm a fast worker, and I have a good relationship with one of the agencies that I work for, and so when I had completed what needed to be done and I had some free time, I picked up the nearest tools around me - a biro pen and some paper - and I began drawing.


I don't think I have ever drawn seriously with a pen before. I have only ever done quick sketches and 'scribble' drawings (my lazy, faster version of cross hatching). So I discovered a new skill that I didn't know I had, and I just drew things that I admire and enjoy. I used to create a lot of fashion illustrations when I was younger, but until now it's probably been around 3 years since I last created anything within my personal work related to fashion.

I'm not going to lie, I love these drawings. They reflect my personal aesthetic which is often high contrast black and white and quite sleek. They match perfectly with my own space now they have been framed, and they are designers and iconic pieces that I personal love and feel inspired/motivated by.

I did also pick up a pencil when I got home, and I created a 'mini' drawing, which is possibly around the size of an A6 card, but not the exact dimensions. I definitely want to do more of these, as they didn't take too long to do and they were quite therapeutic for me mentally and creatively.

I've missed drawing. I've missed loving fashion. And I've missed just sitting down with music blasting and letting my brain spill on a piece of paper with no deadline or second party to please. I 100% vow to do more work for myself in order to keep me sane and to ground me & my creative works back to who I am.

If you're interested in purchasing one of my drawings, I have set up a page where you can do so: http://sophiasargeant.bigcartel.com