Over the christmas break, I was a little uncertain as to how to go about my book, or what story i wanted to tell with it. Being such a huge issue in todays society, it was important that I approached it sensitively. My initial idea was to go out with the charity 'HOMED', document what they do and produce a book that encourages people to go along with them on their sandwich runs. However when i got to doing the christmas sandwich run with them, i wasn't allowed to take photos, and it wasn't quite what id expected. I found myself a little lost after this.
I then decided to go to manchester for the day and meet some more homeless people. Sometimes when an idea disappears its much better to get stuck straight back in.
I met some great characters in Manchester. Photographed and had a few conversations that sparked a new idea. Rather than the book being about homeless people, I wanted it to be about kindness. So many people walk past without a glance. It hit me that if everyone was a little more empathetic, this world would be a much better place. I wasn't sure how i was going to produce a book that said this in 16 pages, so I went to drawing exhaustively with the hope that something would come from it.
Just from drawing a few of the people id met and a few of the experiences id had, a plan began to form. For the first time ever i was using coloured pencils, and loving the outcome. I also steered away from completely realistic illustrations, and began to draw slightly more character based images. I was definitely set in my ways during the last brief, and it was definitely time to try new medias and techniques.
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