I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, my parents were very busy. And we didn't have the Internet at home. In order to kill time, I found a pen and some paper, and I just started drawing.
At that time, I thought of drawing as just a hobby. But I was tired of studying for school exams. I wanted to do something creative. One day, it hit me: How nice would it be if I was able to do what I loved for a living? I did research on the best art schools around the world. One of my friends was studying art in the US. She advised me to go to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). That was the only school I applied to(申请) when I had graduated from high school.
Luckily, I was accepted into the RISD. There were new skills to learn every day. At first, I was a little confused(困惑的). I tried many different things. Chris Baselli, one of my teachers, helped me to discover my own style.
I've been working as a full-time illustrator(插画师) for the past ten years. I've drawn for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. I've also worked with companies like McDonald's and Apple. Some clients(客户) keep coming back. They love my style.
Whenever I get a new assignment(任务), I read it over a lot of times. I do this to work out what the most important message is that I should be communicating through my work on the project. Then, I forget about the assignment for a while — the best idea often turns up when I am not thinking too hard about things.
I hope I will never lose my excitement and continue to create wonderful things.
