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.

 Shakira Yunus

From researching elephants I began to develop the theme around circuses and how they exploit these gigantic mammals. I started with drawing the elephant form and experimented with different materials to expose textures. Looking at footage captured both undercover and by the audience, I mapped out the stunts they are expected to successfully complete under the torturing conditions. Below is my final which is on a series focused on stunts performed during circus performances. Charcoal allows me a lot of expressive freedom and control where necessary as I want to evoke emotions from the viewer. This combination is what I explore throughout my sketchbook as I planned to capture the disturbing circus life through tactical imagery and shading.

 Jasmine Nicholson

I chose to look at Service/Assistant Dogs and the work they do for those who need support. For example those who suffer with Autism and the support a working dog can bring to change their life. I experimented with drawing using a sewing machine with continuous line drawing to illustrate the "day of the life of an ability dog". I decided to make a working dogs jacket and using a sewing machine illustrate both a sequential narrative of the dog at work and when it is off duty. The jacket would show one side of the dogs life: going to the shops, retrieving objects etc and another: playing, sleeping, being silly etc. A key factor being when they are working, the jacket is visible and when they are not it isn't. Expressing not to disturb a dog while it is working and spreading awareness of what dogs do/what their life is like. I think this could be used in a few different places: on display in a charity shop window, on a working dog, in the training studio or mounted as a poster. Being used to educate those who need it. I really enjoyed my first attempt at illustrating on a machine and felt it successfully presented my sequential image.

Eleanor Kill

A series of images which show different types of whales which have somehow been affected by humans. I started out by researching and drawing different types of whales. Then my research took me to looking at captive whales and how humans seem to exploit them. I found mostly Orca whales are most famously known for performing in shows and as a result deaths have occurred, however I also found that Beluga whales are also commonly found in captivity but because little is known about them they don’t seem to be a focus point for stopping captivity of whales. I also found that Blue whales have also been affected by human activity. Therefore I focused my drawings around these three whales. I started by sketching, then I tried out different media. I liked using procreate, so I decided to use this for creating my final piece. I wanted to create a series of images which where also informative and therefore could be used to educate as well as look effective. I wanted to include the skeletons of the whales because it shows if humans carried on treating the whales how we once did the skeletons would be the only evidence that these creatures existed but however in recent years our attitudes have changed towards these creatures.

Simran Gurung

I have studied the sequence of bee pollination and how crucial it is to our natural world and ecosystem. Using textiles and sewing inspired by the natural, organic process of pollination, I have created a piece portraying the vast power one bee alone holds in the prosperity of our living world, inspired by a powerful statistic included in my image. I have really enjoyed exploring textiles and sewing for the first time across my work, incorporating machine embroidery, hand sewing, tactical composition of fabrics and using the back of my sewing work in some areas to create interesting layers, textures and lines in my image. I think my image could be seen in an educational magazine or online campaign for environmental awareness. Overall, I loved exploring textiles, a medium which is new to me, and feel I have created an impactful, interesting sequential image.

Elise Costain

I chose to look at a more broad idea of animals in sequential imagery, I decided to look at people who have rare species for pets. Especially with the cultural boom of the docuseries Tiger King, I have a heightened awareness about people with extraordinary and endangered animals as pets. Also the idea of the modern social media influencer advancing to a stage where the new ‘in’ thing is to have a crazy pet seemed like a fun idea to me.