It’s that time of the year again folks…another summer show with my friends. Super stoked this time round!

We have a website, Facebook Fan Page and we’re on Twitter! Woohoo! Will keep you all posted.

Shipshape Studio are hosting an Illustration and Design Forum on Sunday 15th April from 2:30 – 5pm. This event is for anyone who’s interested in a career in the creative industry. There’ll be lots of things going on during the afternoon such as talks from Emma Block, Alice Potter and Rachel Lewis who’ll be sharing their experience. This is a great chance to network with other creatives as well as getting sound advice. Exciting stuff and not to be missed!

The Forum will take place in the Cellar Bar at the Book Green Hotel, Hammersmith. More details can be found on Shipshape Studio’s blog. Tickets can be purchased online at http://illustrationdesign.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C or book over the phone on 01923 828987.

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The lovely and talented Minifanfan sent me this rather beautiful Chinese New Year Card a few weeks ago. Totally stoked.

I’ve been meaning to write this post up like ages ago but I’ve been pretty busy at work! Anyway last week I exhibited at Showcase Cities showing new pieces of work all about British wild life. The venue was called Richmix  in Shoreditch and it’s a really nice space.

My friend Fuad also exhibited and it was nice to see a familiar face.It was a proper good night and I would do it all again in the near future! Apologies for the bad photos, I literally came straight from work and so I didn’t fancy carrying my SLR around with me!

Thanks to everyone who came along and my giclee prints are for sale. If you’re interested please contact me at info@jocheung.com.

I’ve been snap happy over the past few weeks and the results have been pretty good. Apart from waiting for about 2 weeks to get my prints back from the Lomo Shop. Never. Again.

Well I can honestly say 2011 has had it’s good and bad moments. Having worked part time for almost two years I decided to go full-time simply because illustration wasn’t really going anywhere in terms of getting paid work (I keep saying to myself NO MORE UNPAID WORK.) As much as I love it more than anything else I think the reality of it finally sunk in and plus I can’t be a part timer forever. And living in London doesn’t really help either in terms of money and paying for travel, bills etc. I have decided to move out at the end of the summer. Not too sure where. Up North. Who knows. All I can say is that the novelty of living in London is wearing away and the sooner I move away I think I’ll be a lot less stressed out with money. Put it this way, I’m no better off working full-time either! Once I’ve paid my rent and bills I practically have zilch to live off…. urgh. Mega frustrating.

I feel at the moment where I am in life I should’ve have at east achieved something, in terms of career wise. For a very long time I’ve always had high expectations about myself, when I see people who are very fulfilled with their job/ family life/ settled down/ have a house of their own I get slightly envious because I’m nowhere near that stage.

Saying that though I’m definitely starting to make more of an effort about what I want to do in the future and where I want to be. I’m not too bothered about getting a job in design but I would either like to take a short course in graphic design or, shock horror, web design and get my HTML skills up to scratch! It really is quite terrifying thinking about these things but I guess it’s all part of growing as a person.

I hope that the new year brings good things. Like passing my driving! I’ve been putting it off for too long so it’s really time I got it out of the way!

So for 2012… I’d love to do more collaborative exhibitions and craft markets. Make more things, get to know more people, be a happier person, own a pug (HELL YES) and be somewhere cheap and cheerful. I cannot stand fooking tubes/ trains anymore!!!!!

I’d like to end it there without being too depressing and moaning about my financial situation. I wish you all a very Happy New Year, let’s hope 2012 will be a good ‘un! x

Ooooh a rather nice little feature of my robin illustration via The Young Creatives- thanks guys!

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2012. This year it’s been hectic and at the same time a rather good year. I hope to get more commissions, not  have to do any unpaid work, possibly sign up to an agency and go traveling.

See you all in the new year. x

Great night last night at The Meenan Sisters private view down at Vyner Street Gallery. I had a jolly good time catching up with friends and I would like to say well done to all the artists who took part. Oh and also to Ivy who organised everything. Yes, I mean EVERYTHING. So thanks Ivy!!!

The show is running until tomorrow evening so get yourselves down there while you can.

All images are my own apart from the film stills and the V&A Power of Making image.