Your origin story is powerful connecting you all the way back to why you began doing what you do today in the first place
Whether youโre starting a new business or simply getting to know someone sharing your story creates depth making you easier to trust and connect with
I help people people tell their story. Being a role model of that myself this is me sharing my childhood love for characters and how it informs my work today
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As a kid my Mum used to read me childrenโs books sparking my imagination and planting seeds of creativity from an early age
I became obsessed with Mr Blobby. When my Mum took me to Mr Blobby Land I was blown away being inside his world built purely from imagination
Looney Tunes and taken to DisneyWorld as well. Being inside worlds that isnโt this one completely stretched my imagination. It felt like anything was possible within them
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At school I was drawn toward art. In Year 7 my form tutor noticed my obsession with drawing characters and suggested โAsis why donโt you create a character for everyone in the class?"
I created caricatures of all my classmates. Becoming a thread of what I became to do later in life capturing the essence of people and showing it back to them
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Curiosity led me to Leeds Art College. I designed smoothie bottles. Exploring the idea of putting skin around feelings turning abstract emotions into physical forms
Moving me into university studying Design for Industry at. One project Iโm proud of was designing bird feeders I sketched them and then made them real. They didnโt exist before I imagined them. Realising through drawing you can create life and bring ideas into the world
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In my final year I faced something deeply personal. My stammer. I created a product called SpeechBubble an app that helps people reflect on speaking situations. Generating characters
Characters born from exploring my own vulnerability turning a challenge into something healing
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Today the thread of storytelling character creation and helping people express themselves continues in the six colour portraits I create each connecting to the six chakras with the seventh being your ultimate essence
Growing into now helping people turn their streams of consciousness into illustrated books unpacking their origin stories turning their thoughts and feelings into something tangible that they can carry forward
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From the very beginning to where you are now. There is a thread in your past that has led you to this moment. This is my origin story I would love to hear yours. Feel empowered to share
Would you like to explore your origin story? send me a message
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Inspiration
& Thank you Mum for fuelling me with creativity from Day Zero
