The next designer to be featured in Creative Quarters is Victoria Fitton...
Victoria is a freelance illustrator living and loving life on a working farm in Glastonbury, Somerset.
She studied Design at Staffordshire University which was a multidisciplinary course looking at the areas of Glass Design, Surface Pattern and Ceramics.
It was hand thrown pottery which Victoria fell in love with and eventually specialized in.
A number of years spent as a potter included selling a range of functional ware through David Mellor Design at Sloane Square and exhibiting at the V&A museum as well as Contemporary Applied Arts in London.
A move from London to the countryside and beginning a family meant a change in emphasis and all things ‘arty’ had to temporarily take a back seat.
As her three children became more independent, Victoria began to draw and paint again in spare moments.
Inspiration can come simply from everyday living; a funky piece of packaging or a walk in the countryside with Willow the dog!
Victoria is particularly drawn to the organic, ever changing forms found in nature.
And there is something about repetition that really appeals; a group of shapes or colours that share similarities, creating rhythm and movement in a piece.
With cows right outside her studio window, it is quite a normal occurrence to have to down brushes at very short notice to help out with a calf being born or some other cow related crisis!
Currently Victoria sells prints of her work upon request and intends shortly to open an Etsy shop so that she has a more visible selling platform.
She is also keen to find representation with the hope of licensing her work to a much broader audience.
She would love to one day be involved in designing a fabric range or would be equally happy designing for the children’s market in some way.
To get in touch Victoria can be found using the following links;
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I hope you've enjoyed reading a little about Victoria,
and seeing a selection of her work.
To get in touch with her, please visit her website for details.
and seeing a selection of her work.
To get in touch with her, please visit her website for details.
If you missed the last Creative Quarters post featuring Georgia Ragnall, you can read it here.
And don't forget, if you'd like to be featured,
please send examples of your work with links to website portfolios,
and some info about you and your background, etc...
to Louise at loveprintstudio@live.com
Look forward to hearing from you!
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