interview with an illustrator
Turine Tran
she tells us that
solit ude is an essential
ingredient for her
creative process, along
with arch iving memories
u SB What drew you to illustration? Turine: A combination of
books, fashion, and films. My parents were dressmakers. I grew
up with fashion catalogues and beautiful fairy tale books my dad
collected. u SB Do you have any formal design training? Turine:
I started in Saigon, at the College of Architecture, then at the
School of Art, Design, and Media in Singapore for my degree.
Later I did my master degree at Edinburgh College of Art. u SB
Where are you from? Turine: Saigon, Vietnam. u SB Where do
you live now ? Turine: Rugby, a lovely town in England. u SB
Describe the view from your studio? Turine: It looks out to the
garden. At night, from 10pm to 1am, the moon goes from the left
of my window to the right. u SB What is your biggest inspiration?
Turine: Life, just as it is, and everything in it. u SB How do you
get your ideas? Turine: I observe, read, watch, listen. Then, when
I keep my mind quiet and go into my inner stillness, ideas come
to me. They can come in a coffee shop and I write them down in
my pocket book. But I only draw or paint when I’m alone, in my
studio. Solitude is quite essential for me in the actual ‘production’
part. u SB Do you collect anything? Turine: Memories. I keep
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