Sara Ogilvie

Today, I had the privilege of having my first hour long session, based around narrative illustration. For the talk today, a freelance illustrator called Sara Ogilvie, arrived into the studio.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3334650640_f26c60e1ac.jpg < image reference at this link.

She was born in Edinburgh, in 1971, and she currently lives in the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She graduated with and illustration/printmaking BA (Hons) degree, as well as PG diploma in 1994, which she received both from the Edinburgh College of Art.

http://www.saraogilvie.com/index.html < image reference at this link.

She discussed certain topics, such as how she bagan her professional career, and also what is involved in the development of creating illustrations for a book. She also detailed how long the development of illustrating a book takes, she claimed that the average time for development is around 10-12 months. She said that she tended to juggle book projects in amongst each other, so that there was always a piece nearing completion, in order to have a steady income, which is important not just for an illustrator, but anyone in a profession.

I personally thought that she was a very talented and successful illustrator, and I really did enjoy the work that she has produced for a large assortment of novels and publications.


http://www.saraogilvie.com/ < a link to her webpage.




Thomas.