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1.So Emily when did you realise art was your thing, has illustration always been at the forefront?
Art has always been my thing even if I’ve tried to avoid it. I’ve been brought up in a very creative family, my parents own an art shop and when I think about it the majority of my family are in the art and design industry.
I’ve only been really focusing on illustration since I started uni, but I am still just as into my graphic design. The degree I am doing at the moment, Visual Communication is a mixture of graphic design and illustration so I am being educated in both worlds and I’m not limiting myself in what I can and will be doing.
2.Are you using any editing software, or is it all hand based?
Although the images I create have the hand rendered look I totally rely on Photoshop! I am very hands on so I start with hand based techniques which I basically build up and then edit on Photoshop. My original images are very different to my final ones.
I tend to use printing, pen and collage techniques, but I like finished results fast, so the Mac is the best way for that.
3.Have you done any commisioned work?
Nope, anyone?
4.Whats the plan for Emily Hadden after university?
Where do I start…
Promote the shit out of myself for a start.
Set up my own studio so I can just spend everyday being creative, do all those projects I haven’t had time to do, hopefully collaborate with some other illustrators/designers and I guess I’ll be freelancing it on the funds side of things, then who knows where all of this will take me..
5.What illustrators are you feeling at them moment, and also artists in the Graphic Design field?
Experimental Jetset are huge, although very graphical I can’t get enough of the work they do. Illustrators Bryony Lloyd, Melvin Galapon, Jim O’Raw and Damien Correll are who I’ve recently come across, I like their stuff because it stands out from the recent ‘hand drawn’ craze.
I come across new illustrators and designers everyday so the list would be never ending.
6.Describe your work, is there always a theme or style present? Or is it
always different with each piece?
I guess I have a natural style which just kind of happens in each image I create.
I like things which are odd, that aren’t quite right and my work tends to show that.
I try to add another dimension and not just create a pretty picture. Although my work appears nice at first you need to look into it, I still don’t know if my tutor realised that I put penises on the head of The Statue of Liberty in one of my illustrations.
7.So Emily, I know you recently started emilyhadden.com, have you had any feedback or interest since you launched it?
I’ve had a lot of positive feedback from people; it’s always great to hear nice stuff said about your work. I never thought the phrase ‘I Am Emily Hadden’ would have caught on so much. It’s quite an intimidating thing though, putting yourself on the web, suddenly everyone knows what you do and is taking an interest in it.
8.Right Emily, I know your not always as hard working as you may lead people to believe haha so where do you go out when hitting it up hard? Any good night recently?
Anywhere with some nice gritty music. Drum n Bass, Dubstep, Electro, Breaks and I will be there.
Ram @ Matter was crazy, and there’s a good monthly night called Dubnium in Bournemouth if you like your Dubstep and Roots. 2020 is probably the best place in Bmouth for DJ’s, The Nextmen, Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs played recently to name a few.
9.When not drawing or raving, what are you doing?
Shopping, customising clothes, chillaxing, looking for inspiration, discovering new places, spending times with the people I adore.
10.Favourite sandwich?
Ploughman’s with all the extras.
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