Here are the questions I will send to Sam Dunn. I tried to ask a range of questions about her practice and the interests informing it.
- How long have you been illustrating for? When did you realise you wanted to do this full time as a job?
- How would you describe your practice?
- Who are your influences, both art and otherwise? What kind of things inspire your work?
- How did paid jobs start for you and how did you get your foot in the door to illustrate prints for Kerrang!, music record sleeves and band merch?
- Did you create a contact list of who would be important and beneficial to your career?
- Is having an online presence integral to getting seen and getting work?
- Do you think it's important to be near London for jobs or is that idea of being near the capital changing?
- What keeps your practice new and exciting for you? How do you tackle artists' block?
- How do you find paid briefs to work on? Do you approach clients or do they approach you?
- How do you approach a brief, what is your way of working?
- Do you enjoy creating work for personal use or do you strictly see this as a job? One of the things I have struggled with is associating illustration as education and find it hard to get enjoyment out of it.
- What has been the most rewarding brief / project for you?
- Have you had to do other jobs outside of illustrating to support yourself financially?
- Are you a part of the AOI (Association of Illustrators) and do you find those resources beneficial?
- How do you value your work and your prices for commissions?
- What are your plans for the future?
- What other questions do you think I should be asking as someone moving into the final year of an illustration degree?
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