Ideas...

I did a mind map and came up with quite a few interesting ideas, but after a recent illustration project which included looking at extinct animals and in particular, squids and octopuses - i have decided that my 'Darkness' theme will be deep sea creatures. Because technically, they are always in the dark! and i think there is something very fascinating about a whole world of deep sea oceans we know very little about. They say that scientists know more about the solar system than our own deep waters. I was always interested in creatures of the water from a very young age. I had an obsession with whales and dolphins, my whole room was painted to look like the sea and i had stickers, posters, stencils, bed covers, cushions, toys - everything! - with a sea theme.

So with this in mind, combined with my interest in ugly alien like creatures and the nostalgia of my childhood bedroom with watery themed interiors - i think this will be a very exciting and interesting path to explore.

In terms of an interior artifact to print on to, I'm not absolutely sure on that one. I've had a few ideas including a shower curtain, part of a broken sink or bath tub, a toilet seat, a lamp shade and bathroom tiles. I would quite like to print on to something that's meant for the bathroom to keep with the water theme, but i guess its not essential. Here is just a page with couple of notes from my sketchbook...