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LIFESTYLE

7. Balcony Concerts by Catherine Cordasco
5. Know the symptoms by Philippe Mathieu
– a small studio in my leafy back garden in understood at a glance. The vibrant colour subject. It’s my companion as I create. I draw
Dublin. I’m lucky to have it, but my dream is palette grabs your attention immediately. coffee, I draw with coffee, I draw in coffee
to someday have a bigger space of my own. I shops, I draw coffee machines... you get the
wonder what I will make then? I’m Holly, I am a 22-year-old aspiring creative picture? Even the word ‘coffee’ is beautiful
designer. I’m at my happiest when I’m so to me. It’s my ritual to ground myself, to find
SPREADING KINDNESS invested in a project or illustration it almost inspiration and to keep positive energies in my
“Lately I’ve been trying to find happiness in becomes a form of meditation. When you’re work. So grab an espresso while you watch my
the little things in my everyday life. I want to be so focused on the act of creating that work – cheers.
living in the present.” everything else just melts away. That’s one
of the most powerful things about art for PERSONAL HYGIENE
3. We all share the same shadows by Gaia me, not the end product as such, but the 6. Personal Hygiene by Chloe Tabarie
Maritano way it makes you feel while you’re creating Chloe's illustration is aimed at young children,
We all share the same shadows but together it. I recently graduated from advertising and to make them understand the importance
we can spread light too. branding design, then I went on to join the of personal hygiene. #washyourhandsChloe
University of Bedfordshire as a marketing TABARIE
I actually don’t know how to define myself and and communications assistant. I’ve moved
what I do. My name is Gaia, I’m from Italy and around quite a bit, including living in Leipzig, I’m a multidisciplinary designer currently
I’m not an illustrator, nor a graphic designer, Germany for six years, but now I’m settled in finishing my last year of graphic design at
nor a photographer. People always tell me, Harpenden. If money was no object, I would Camberwell College of Arts. Born from a
“Gaia, you have to choose!” But, here I am, start a non-profit shop to help clean up the Taiwanese mother and a French father, I
still undecided. Thinking about what makes us oceans. grew up in France and Hong Kong before
happy is always a good challenge. Happiness coming to study in London. I love observing
is something we take for granted when we 5. Know the symptoms by Philippe Mathieu people – my parents tell me that when I was
feel it, so we rarely dig for the reasons why. I wanted to make it as most straightforward as a baby I would stare at people with wide
Many things make me happy, but when I really possible with a glimpse of humour. open eyes (a bit like Dory in Finding Nemo) –
think about it, the biggest feelings of happiness and my happiness stems from other people’s
always come from something very, very small, I’m a Montreal-based illustrator and cartoonist joy. Two summers ago, I remember sitting at
like a single red thread woven into a much bigger who loves to laugh and to draw. You’ll usually the dinner table surrounded by all my family
picture. It could be restoring my grandma’s shirt find me sipping a coffee while listening to jazz from my father’s side. With our bellies full
or hearing an untold story for the first time. That and drawing. I thrive when my work triggers and our wine glasses empty, we turned on
small red thread, for me, comes from creating reactions: either laughter, a smile, a reflection the music really loud and started to dance
light and taking care of one another. or deeper thoughts. Images and words are my and sing. Everyone was full of joy, with big
tools for communicating ideas and I’m always smiles on their faces, and it was one of the
KNOWING THE SYMPTOMS looking for the right combination to help me happiest moments of my life.
4. Covid-19 Symptoms by Holly Wells articulate the world. Coffee is what makes me
I wanted to illustrate the symptoms of happiest. Quite simply. Coffee is a central part SOLIDARITY
6. Personal Hygiene by Chloe Tabarie coronavirus in a way that can be easily of my visual world and my favourite ongoing “Sometimes life is full of laughter, sometimes

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