Freshly graduated from UCA Canterbury.
A contemporary artist who combines a myriad of mediums in her quest to match words with images.
Rena's cartoonish illustrations are filled with emotions when combined with the written word.
Rena collaborates with writers of children's poetry and fiction.
By listening to the author's voice narrating their stories the characters and scenarios fill the pages of sketchbooks.
Projects
- The Seven Moods of Craft Spirits, 350 great craft spirits from around the world, 8 eightbooks8 Books founder Damian Jaques came to UCA Canterbury to give a ‘here’s how we make it happen’ talks in 2017. At the end of his talk he gave a shout out for students to try out for this international project he was about to get off the ground with. ‘When in Rome!’ thought I. I submitted the required test drawings and I was in! Boy, o boy, was i exited or what. The time flew. Drawing after drawing was sent off and 6 months later a nifty little Craft Spirit book saw the light of day. Chuffed to
Work history
Gallery assistantThe Nice Things
Ramsgate, United KingdomFreelance
Curating exhibitions,
Assisting with gallery set up,
Assisting with private viewings,
Photography
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Illustrator8Books
- New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3AN, UKFreelance
Illustrations for a the collaborative project for ‘The seven moods of craft spirits’
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- 2D Animation
- Stop Motion
- Dragonframe
- BA Degree
- Darkroom Processing
- Printmaking
- Ceramics
- Gallery Administration
- Sketching
Education
Illustration and AnimationUniversity for the Creative Arts
- Canterbury, United Kingdom