Fierce Joy: Hattie Stewart’s world of saccharin fuel on your face and on top.

A clean line was a joy for me. If I get stuck, or have a bad day, or are frustrated with the committee (or the world in general!), the idea of ​​promoting on paper always makes me feel better. ”

Despite all the tinkering and fine-tuning that happened there, her main sketchbook work was surprisingly polished. Casual observers will find no doubt about the lines or color blocks of colors. Of course, there are some rough sketches for the last few pages, but multiple thinking spaces feel like a complete standalone work.

Using this space is creative. The sketchbook is a meditation stage separated from her other efforts, especially her business committee (Stewart). Looking back at the previous sketchbooks (all are now full) is like a time capsule that captures her entire career and is also the ship where Stewart stores ideas that may require less tinkering than her current patience. These sketchbooks are a primitive space with potential that blends new novelty and freshness.

“Unless I bring it up, my thoughts never know if a thought works,” Stewart said. “A clean line is so happy for me. If I’m stuck or have a bad day, or if I’m frustrated with the committee (or the world in general!), lowering my thoughts on paper will always make me feel better.”

This freshness has won Stewart’s praise and commercial success. Her clever brand cartoon doodle, innocent, cunning, bold and elegant, led to commissions from jealous brands and creative collaborators. Her style, for example, is the packaging of Wacom products, which defines the clothing engineering of the Dutch House, and on the playbook of Noel Coward, starring Andrew Scott of the old VIC, can have the same magazine on the pages of the same magazine she was once deceived.

In addition to making arts a daily career, commercial projects provide Stewart with the opportunity to learn from other creators and present her work. “There aren’t as many galleries in London that promote my art genre,” she said.

Creativity cannot be boxed or placed within a rigid range. When the inspiration comes, I do whatever I want to do. I found it all exciting. ”

The main difference between her personal and business practices is the process. The former is done directly on the photo with Posca Pens. Feeling the space, feeling the lines that make her so much joy and fulfillment is an integral part of the quality that brings her best work feel energetic. Born business jobs require quick, sometimes sudden changes. So it’s much easier to keep the process digitized, “It can lose some magic,” she says, but that’s it when the art fits a solid deadline and the practicality of a Mexican brand manager.

Regardless of why she created (e.g., the Dood Bomb, the Business Council, working with friends, interactive installations in the gallery), Stewart ensures that every project has the sensitivity of a boutique. When a potential project arrives in the inbox, she measures whether a spark of an idea has come to mind.

If ideas flow, they usually lead to good results. If that feeling, that kind of inspiration seems to be lacking, it may not be appropriate. The goal is always the freedom of creative exploration without limitations or boundaries or guidelines.

Stewart suggested: “[F]orce or try to control anything, your thoughts and work will be affected – well, it’s in my favor. Everything was very smooth. Creativity cannot be boxed or placed within a rigid range. When the inspiration comes, I do whatever I want to do. I found it all exciting. ”

My mind never knows whether an idea works unless I propose it”

Things have slowed since on-site shelters became norms earlier this year. Having established illustration practices makes self-dissolution easy enough to achieve. However, unexpected emotional burdens require some compromise and adjustment.

“In that moment, the inability to drive out any repressed energy with friends and family means I’m forced into a kind of self-healing I don’t ask for,” Stewart said.

However, the shelter provides some space for pause and self-reflection. All the time made Stewart figure out what she really wanted to do. Without the tediousness of pre-self-isolation and dragon drilling, she had enjoyed a luxury interest in exploring the idea that she had no time and no adequate space. “It’s not all productive and easy, but I’m not bad,” she said.

The boost workflow always pushes her forward. Stewart had never had an idea for a long time. In her youth, she will complete a project as soon as possible to continue to move forward and develop her art with rapid progress. Her motivation fades over time, but the next iteration of her next artwork is still underwriting all creative efforts.

Moving forward, Stewart hopes to continue to expand his practice. Illustrations will always be her main focus. But her passion might lead her to work with an animator (similar to her “sex” music video for Kylie Minogue, a photographer or other artisan. Or, perhaps, infiltrating the painting.

“I’m not only trying to draw an illustration on the canvas. I’m still experimenting, and I don’t want it to be boring,” she said. “But I haven’t found any sense of calming me apart from painting. Sit down and painting is a process of healing and meditation, very personal. I love it so much, it’s an impulse and passion that never leaves me.”******************

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