What do you notice? It sounds like a simple question. But ask a group of young artists to look at the same room, the same photograph, the same street or even the same object, and you will quickly discover that they do not really see the same thing. One person notices colour. Another notices the architecture. Someone else notices the people. One person is interested in the history of the object. Another wants to take it apart and understand how it works. Someone starts imagini

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Something in action on my studio desk, I didn't know what this would end up becoming. There is a particular kind of loneliness that often accompanies creative ambition. It begins quietly. A student sits in front of their sketchbook wondering whether their work is "good enough." Someone else spends hours researching universities, only to become overwhelmed by conflicting advice online. A young artist hesitates before telling their parents that they want to pursue design, illus

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