I’ve been a bit preoccupied lately with compiling work for a print portfolio. It’s been time consuming and self editing can be the hardest part. Knowing what to include and what not to can take the longest time and you’ll always second guess yourself no matter what you decide in the end.

In lieu of some new work here on the blog I thought I might share these digital sketches I worked on last year, when I became obsessed with local architectural features, (some of which I might include in the folio). During this time I bought the ‘If Stone’s could Speak’ treasure hunt book, and it really made me look again at all the older buildings in Derry/Londonderry. I was seeing my home town in a new light and it was a lot more interesting. I’ve always liked these kinds of historical oddities and now I couldn’t stop looking, all the time, everywhere, especially up. You miss a lot if you never look up.

I took lots of photos of my own in an attempt to appreciate the over looked. Here are some of the studies I made, for a possible future fabric design using my own photographs as a basis for the digital sketches.

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You can see some of my photos and larger versions of the sketches here : Derry Buildings on Flickr