interview with an illustrator
Andy Council
If the Bris tol based
illustrator won the
lottery, he'd save the
crum bling Victorian
building housing his
studio . . .
u SB What drew you to illustration? Andy: I’ve been creative
for as long as I can remember and never really considered doing
anything that wasn’t artistic as my job. I need to pick up a pencil
and sketch every day or I start to get twitchy! u SB Do you
have any formal design training? Andy: I studied Animation at
Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design. u SB Where
are you originally from? Andy: The beautiful Georgian city of
Bath. u SB Where do you live now and what drew you there?
Andy: Bristol. I visited it a few times and saw all the Street Art
going on there and I was hooked! u SB Describe your studio
to me? Andy: Oddly enough my studio is part of a crumbling
Victorian active library in the large old bindery section at the
back. Along with the Librarians I share it with several other
Street Artists. I will be very upset when it eventually gets
knocked down and turned in to flats. u SB What is your biggest
inspiration? Andy: I’m inspired by my surroundings mostly buildings, landmarks, Street Art. I often look to the natural world
for inspiration. Obviously dinosaurs have been a big influence
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