Jake Midwinter

I looked at the idea of a horse's journey in the wild west, as I felt it would play nicely into the idea of "what happens to those we love when we're gone". The story focuses on a horse, whose owner is killed in a stand-off, and ultimately runs away, abandoning it's previous life.

Rebecca Downey

Looking at water pollution and how it affects starfish specifically. Throughout my project I explored the ocean and what lies in it. I enjoyed experimenting with colours and textures through different mediums. For my final project my plan is to create a series of images showing the effects of water pollution on starfish, from having one brightly painted colourful piece to one dark, textural and mixed media piece. This sequential image piece below is a screenprinting of a starfish entangled in a black rope, which is slowly being intoxicated by grey polluted water taking over its natural form, colour and texture.

Holly Cowling

I have chosen to focus my project on the mistreatment of animals but specifically circus animals and elephants. I have researched the narrative of "Murderous Mary", a circus elephant that was given a human punishment (being hung from a crane) as a result of her attacking a trainer that was abusing her. My final piece represents the emotions behind Mary as she was taken from the wild and forced into captivity, I have produced this work as a statement of rebellion against the circuses that continue to use animals in their shows today.

Amber Toman

I have chosen to look at rats and how they are misunderstood in our society but are looked at differently around the world. I’ve chosen to look at zines, especially punk zines for my sequential illustration final piece. My idea is to create a parody of a Punk Zine but to be replaced with my chosen animal of rats, using Anthropomorphism to portray a zine. I’ve found new ways such as digital practice to create new and improved artwork.

Joanna Swiezawska

This project is a personal piece of work and what I would call my rediscovery of mice as species all over again. I’m sharing my own experience with them and a bit of insight about real interactions between both sides of the conflict. I am trying to understand the changes around us that come with mice, the physical and the psychological responses to them. My observations - the initial shock, the denial, the annoyance, the fear - I try to question them in my illustrations.

Amy Tuff

I chose to look at the Kakapo, a critically endangered parrot from New Zealand. I chose this bird because it has a very interesting but unfortunate history with a difficult struggle to save the species.
I wanted to tell the story of this bird through a book of layered paper cut outs as each pages flows and connects to the next.

Emily Sampson

I have illustrated the lifecycle of the immortal jellyfish through animation as well as awareness for coral bleaching. This animation would be shown in an aquarium for children.