A Writer's Freedom

I do love a quick doodle of some flowers.

Come On a Journey With Me.
I have decided to start a year long journey to improve myself, read below and feel free to join me.
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/08/30/come-on-a-journey-with-me/

Come On a Journey With Me I have decided to start a year long journey to improve myself, read below and feel free to join me.

Here is my current 'Impossible List', what would be on yours?
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/08/19/my-impossible-list/

My Impossible List Here is my impossible list, what would be on yours?

An album including the digital portraits I have created as custom artworks or for updating my portfolio.

Really enjoyed drawing my wonderful friend I hope you love it just as much as I do 💛💛

Portfolio work of .danielx it was a pleasure to draw you 💛

Updating my portfolio I have decided to start focusing on portraits so I started drawing Irma Coffey

Still have a long way to go but I thought I’d share the progress on yesterday’s sketch from a reference and over time see my improvements!

Working on drawing from a reference

After recently passing my degree I have had a few DMs on twitter asking how I prepared for the new year at university, specifically for first and third year I thought, I would tell you all what I have learnt over the last three years and how to prepare for that mass of stress coming your way! These tips also help for other years of schooling too! [ 696 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/07/15/how-to-prepare-for-university/

How To: Prepare For University Here are some quick tips on how to prepare for your next year in university or education in general. I hope you find my summer checklist and what to do at uni helpful.

Working on sketching the other day using a reference of Mickey Mouse

First custom piece of art 💛

Lil doodle of the day 🥺 reference inspiration over on my Pinterest board

Heffalump with and without a background!

I understand that I will never understand. However, I stand!

Drawing this logo gave me time to think and reflect over the past few days! Take action don’t just post on insta or Facebook, sign those petitions, watch the YouTube videos donating their ad sense to the BLM movement to help and talk about the issues we still have in our society today and how you can actively support our friends in there journey to get the rights and the respect they deserve.
https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co

How To: Be Productive When Bored
20 ideas on what to do when you're bored but want to be productive!
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/05/25/how-to-be-productive-when-bored/

How To: Be Productive When Bored Here’s a short post about 20 things you can to be productive when you’re bored.

Lockdown in the UK has been going on for a while, and now even though it is easing slowly it is still a stressful time for us all. However, many like myself have found out a couple of things about themselves while in lockdown. Here are five things that I have learnt over the past weeks at home: Self care has taken a priority. [ 355 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/05/24/5-things-i-have-learnt-in-lockdown/

5 Things I Have Learnt in Lockdown Here are 5 things that I haven learnt about myself during lockdown

DAFFODIL

ROO

TIGGER

PIGLET

Eeyore, again quite heavily referenced but I’m going to make a Pinterest board of my references!

Inspired by the Disney clips of baby pooh as a reference as this is my first digital drawing 💛

Would you like to see the rest of the Winnie The Pooh gang??

In January 2019 I was the Musical Director of 'The Addams Family: The Musical' alongside the director Arianne Mitchell. This was my first time musically directing for Curtain Call and for a musical theatre show rather than an orchestra or a choir. I learnt a lot about the industry and how to be better at becoming an MD. I taught harmonies on Wednesday's 1:30-6pm and was in control of finding and conducting the band. [ 51 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/30/the-addams-family-the-musical/

The Addams Family: The Musical The Addams Family: The Musical, January 2019

As a part of Curtain Call Musical Theatre Society I took part in the show of The Theory of Relativity in May 2018, directed by Lilly Connors and Matthew Jones and Musically Directed by Jessica Cox. I played an ensemble member for this show which was performed in Burath Hall, Aberystwyth. I had to create my own character through hot seating which was really fun to do. [ 121 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/29/the-theory-of-relativity/

The Theory Of Relativity The Theory Of Relativity, May 2018

In January 2018 I made my debut as Maria for Curtain Call Musical Theatre Society, I was also the understudy for the character of Roz. This performance was directed by Josh Colgrave and musically directed by Jessica Cox, we performed 9 to 5 in Morlan Community Centre in Aberystwyth town. [ 134 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/28/9-to-5-the-musical/

9 to 5 The Musical 9 to 5: The Musical, January 2018

In 2018 I took part in a module called Theatre Technologies in my first year which was an introduction to the practical side of scenography. We had the final task of presenting an event that evidences learned practices over the duration of the module focusing on lighting, sound, set etc. We established the idea of a fairy garden as the basis of our presentation, working on singular projects and collaborated together as a whole event that could be opened to a public or invited audience. [ 940 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/27/theatre-technologies/

Theatre Technologies In 2018 I took part in a module called Theatre Technologies in my first year which was an introduction to the practical side of scenography. We had the final task of presenting an event that eviden…

Need some motivation? Here are some of my complied tips of things that help me out! Enjoy!
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/24/motivation/

Motivation With the country being in lockdown at the moment, some us, like myself are struggling with motivation for everyday tasks and uni/school life. In times like this when I struggle to find the motivati…

In all our lives we face criticism and some people take it better than others. I have never been the best at taking criticism but over the past year or so I have made a five step plan of action when I am faced with criticism. Stay Calm, especially if this is a face to face situation. Determine the intent of the criticism. [ 145 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/04/04/how-to-handle-criticism/

How To: Handle Criticism In all our lives we face criticism and some people take it better than others. I have never been the best at taking criticism but over the past year or so I have made a five step plan of action whe…

For the past two years I have partaken in the performance The Va**na Monologues by Eve Ensler in Aberystwyth. After interviewing 200 women she brought together The Va**na Monologues and 24 years later it has been a popular choice to perform in February and March alongside This Girl Can Week and International Women's Day (March 8th). This year we were raising money for Welsh Women's Aid and to raise awareness about domestic violence- their website can be found here if you would like some more information on the charity and their services or would like to get involved: … [ 426 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/portfolio/the-vagina-monologues-2020/

The Va**na Monologues 2020 I recently took part in the performance of ‘The Va**na Monologues’, here is a brief post about my experience with this wonderful play.

So it is that time of year again where most people I have spoken to, including myself, are in a bit of an ongoing rut. As such, I thought it would be a good subject to write about. Reasons why you might be in a rut: 1. You are doing the same routine everyday 2. Although hypocritical a lack of routine can also cause a rut… [ 525 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/03/04/how-to-get-out-of-a-rut/

How To: Get Out of a Rut So it is that time of year again where most people I have spoken to, including myself, are in a bit of an ongoing rut. As such, I thought it would be a good subject to write about. Reasons why you …

Since October I have been the director for my society Curtain Call Musical Theatre society in our production of 'Guys and Dolls'. This process will end on our last night of show which is the 15th of February 2020. I have learnt so much so far during my time of directing, such as, different people need different approaches to explain what you want. [ 244 more words ]
http://sophiegrave.com/2020/02/13/guys-and-dolls/

Guys and Dolls Since October I have been the director for my society Curtain Call Musical Theatre society in our production of ‘Guys and Dolls’. This process will end on our last night of show which i…