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People don\u2019t really tend to understand my course, and think it\u2019s just doodling or creating picture books all day, and I\u2019m not going to lie, that is some of it. However, I also focus heavily on research to influence my work, and give it a better understanding in the real world. Illustration is a pathway of the Graphic\u00a0Arts<\/a>\u00a0course, so I also have a good understanding of design and\u00a0real world\u00a0practice as well.<\/p>\n When I’m not being an Arts Ambassador or completing my degree I spend a\u00a0lot of\u00a0my time drawing, or learning new crafts. My style varies quite a bit, from drawing cats with dip pen and ink, to digital portraits (and more cat images)! I also have a developing love of musical theatre, this year alone I’ve seen Miss Saigon, The Addams Family, and Wicked at the Mayflower Theatre<\/a>. After I finish my degree, I’m planning on taking a PGCE in Art and Design so I can become a teacher at a school or sixth\u00a0form. Teaching people new things has always been something I love doing, so this just puts something I often do anyway into a practical form. As well as teaching, my dream is to write and illustrate children’s books, and being published is my goal.<\/p>\n Being based at the Winchester Campus means I often feel isolated from all the exciting things that happen in Southampton. This feeling is what gave me the inspiration to apply to become an\u00a0Arts\u00a0Ambassador, I want to make sure that students both in Winchester and Southampton are given all the opportunities they can have to really take advantage of the art and culture that is on offer around them.<\/p>\n One of the main reasons to become an Arts Ambassador was to experience the things that are going on first hand for myself, I would probably not make the effort to go to Highfield Campus and go to Turner Sims<\/a> for example, and this job gives me not only the opportunity to do that, but also means I can then tell my fellow students about it too.\u00a0As the\u00a0Arts\u00a0Ambassador programme\u00a0is only in its second year, I\u2019m excited to really be able to explore the different ways we can get people more engaged in the arts, and discover interests they might not know they had.<\/p>\n In my opinion, the arts should be\u00a0accessible\u00a0to everyone, not just art students, or those who are more privileged, but to\u00a0anyone who wants to give a different experience a go. It does not matter whether you study Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, or Fine Art, the arts exist for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/arts-at-unisouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2018\/10\/cets-1007x1024.jpg?resize=259%2C263\")