Non-digital collages – The CreativeMindClass Blog

"I live and work in Bristol UK and studied Illustration at Brighton UK. I've been working as an artist and illustrator since 2013, and my work has slowly changed over the years from bright and vivid character designs towards more abstract and process intense work. My style is to create work using a combination of drawings, collages, a combination of both, and every so often 3D. I also self-publish many zines, and sometimes comics."

What would you say about the collage you created?

"Primarily non-digital (though it's personal preference but both ways of working are as appropriate as the other) and a lot of paper textures. I used to work with lots of bright colors, but I've tried to be more considered and 'quieter' using my colors over the last few time. I put a lot of importance on shapes and composition too. Most of my work is fairly playful as I see my collages and drawings I do as an act of fun, or an exercise of enjoyment."

What is the key to creating collages?

"It's hard to pinpoint a single 'key' to the way I make illustrations and other artwork. The feeling of having fun, joy, and play is necessary in how I make work, so I constantly try to find ways of injecting that into whatever I'm making. It is my mantra to always say 'if I'm not having fun doing this specific piece, I shouldn't be making it. I'll have to look for a new approach'. More often than not with illustration projects, I find that for the most optimal outcome simplifying everything really helps. Sometimes I get caught in details, or particular concepts or ideas, and then I have to take a step back to simplify things down to its basic essence. This is usually as much to content as it can to form."

"I created a work to support a truly worthwhile initiative that just launched here in the UK called Communitea. The project involved 55 artists like myself. invited to make a piece of work that reflected the connection we have to Chinese culture, which is now available to purchase in the form of a poster from Roomfifty and all proceeds go to keep the London Chinese Community centre from closing and fight the growing tide of anti-Asian hate."

Check out more collages from Ed on Instagram and on his site.

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