New Blog Banner

I decided to change the banner for my blog, which has been needing done for a long while now. Where my previous header displayed illustration work from 3 years ago combined with the words "Illustration portfolio of Lana Steel". It is now obvious that this blog has seen much more than a portfolio of my illustration work. Due to my varied college and university courses and opportunities that have come my way this blog has seen everything from fashion shows, to baking, to my worries as a creative graduate and this is how I mean to go on.

I have thought hard about what the theme of my blog should be and judging by my past posts it seems like it should be labelled a "Creative Lifestyle blog." A theme which gives much more flexibility to what i can post on here.

So I will be saying goodbye to my swallow..

And have  now updated  it with a more recent self portrait but this may change a few times yet! 

My Work Experiance at LEWIS

Lately I have just finished some work experience which I absolutely loved!

I volunteered my time twice a week for a month to sit alongside the Account Management team at the Digital Agency LEWIS. This experience gave me amazing insight into a job which I would love to be part of. Above is an image taken from their blog, where I wrote the post for them: A Graduates Dilemma,  where I explain a bit more about my time with them.  I would like to thank the people at LEWIS who were so lovely and took time out of their working day to show me the ropes, involving me with meetings and helping them out with bits and pieces.

I would recommend anyone to do something like this whatever their field. I understand that many people think that things like work experience or internship are out of their reach and like myself have to work as much as possible to earn a living. Indeed I was a bit tired, but this didn't feel like work as I was genuinely excited about going there, I learned so much and it gave me something vital for my CV. And who knows you might find a gem like LEWIS and create some great contacts!

Late Night Drawing

I annoy myself sometimes as all my creative inspiration comes to me late at night. Time goes fastest for me when I am drawing and before I know it I am into the early hours with a piece of work I find hard to put down.

Above is development of a self portrait which I started after I had finished work at 10 pm. It will probably be a few days before I carry on with this little project as I have lots happening over the weekend, will keep the blog updated with the final image.

Olympics Mania

This is my Illustration submission for Illustration Rally's current Olympics/Paralympics submission.

I chose to do a gymnast because when I was little I wanted to be a gymnast when I 'when I grew up.' I's safe to say, that I never fulfilled that particular dream, but this illustration is (obviously) what I would look like if I were an Olympic champion!

I hope you like it!

I'm sure I can still pull off a cartwheel...

Illustration in use!

I adapted one of my illustrations, (as shown in a previous post) for a friend's start up cupcake business. Delicious!!

  http://www.facebook.com/MarrCupcakes

Graduate limbo

I am currently in the stage between finishing university and becoming a graduate, and it feels weird! I don't know how well I've done, I've just started looking for full time work and I'm lost... BUT I get to plan for graduation!
I am aloud to only wear black and white which suits me fine I've had my outfit planned for a long while.I don't have lots of money at the moment, so I have been buying each element in installments.

I have become an ASOS junkie just recently and I have just ordered my shoes for graduation.

Was £75 now £30

I hope they suit!

Oh Blog how I missed thee.

Today is the day I finished University!

This year has been incredibly difficult for my creative mind, I have been bogged down with strategic management, internationalization and oh-so-delightful e-commerce, not to mention my dissertation. Although there was a light at the end of the tunnel- The final project, my business plan.

In my business plan I got to pretend that I was about to embark on a career in illustrated wedding stationary (yus).
Here is some of the creativity that overflowed into what also consisted of  finance, strategy and operational planning.