Research task 2

Practitioner statements

Find examples of how other creatives have framed their work through written statements or descriptions. Consider the following points when viewing practitioner statements or when developing your own:  

  • How does the statement get to the heart of their practice, or make you want to find out more? 

Emma Block

Emma Blocks practitioner statement goes straight into the type of illustration she does, lists her books and publishing work. Emma talks about her most recent work.

In the second paragraph it talks about her mediums and inspiration and her likes, it also lists her email for enquiries, and email newsletter, then at the end lists the clients she’s worked with.

  • How is practice and research discussed, how is it connected?

Emma’s practise is modern in style and in watercolours, her research is from everyday life in London, retro and vintage clothes and illustration, this is connected to her style, which you can see in her illustration work especially in her illustrating for the book ‘The adventures of Miss Petitfour’ by Anne Michaels

  • Is the language easy to understand? 

Yes the paragraphs are short and to the point, there’s information inside but not too much. It describes Emma and her work, but doesn’t have too much filler.

It’s written in the third person, the paragraphs are separated by gaps to keep the sections clear.

  • What intrigues you?

Emma’s list of books she’s illustrated intrigues me, I want to look at her books and illustration work.

The photograph accompanied by the statement, show’s Emma in her studio with some of her work on the walls, this also intrigues me to look at even more of her work.

Emma also runs workshops and courses and has links to these, so ive clicked on these to view what courses she does on Domestika.

I have an about me page on my website, which has a practitioner statement on it, but I can see I need to up-date mine. Mine is quite short and would benefit from a bit more detail, and also from adding in new bits about me and my work.