Originally from London, my family and I decamped to West Dorset when I was 11, where I attended a pretty good Grammar school. It was here that I excelled in English and Art, both of which I studied through to A' Level. It was a close call between which to study at degree level; and my passion for picture making and drawing won over eventually. After finishing my Ba (Hons) in Illustration at the AUCB in 2007 my intentions were to take a year out to travel the world and gain inspirations for my work and experience a different sort of lifestyle. However, life took a different turn as its oft to do; and whilst working in a nightclub to fund my travels I met and fell in love with my husband and proceeded to get married and give birth to two beautiful daughters; although not necessarily all in that order! During our time together my husband has joined the RAF, so now we live in the married quarters in a little village called Albrighton near Wolverhampton whilst my husband gets his qualification and I am a stay-at-home-mum of two girls under two. Very hectic! In fact as I write this I have won baby on my lap and the other tugging at my clothes vying for attention!
Previous experience:
English Language to GCSE level and English Literature to A'Level. My degree required the writing of several essays, and a dissertation, so hopefully my written skills aren't too rusty...
My Expectations of the Course:
I've always loved writing and reading; I devour books with a passion and my head is filled with stories and characters and ideas. But so far that's where they have stayed- in my head. I'm hoping this course will help give me the tools to get my thoughts onto paper and get me working rather than just daydreaming- I want to be a writer, not a thinker. Mainly, I'm pleased to be doing something that's just for me. I feel the past couple of years I've put my thoughts and feelings on a backburner whilst raising my new babies; but now I feel the time has come to start thinking about my future as an individual, not just a mum. I feel excited about venturing into the realms of education again, and also nervous. As of yet I'm undecided about assessment and working towards a degree; I just want to get started on this course and see where my writing takes me. As I have a degree qualifiction already I don't feel the urgency to work toward that as the end goal, although I am interested in some of the other courses; again as a more personal undertaking.
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