{"id":25731,"date":"2023-05-16T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/?p=25731"},"modified":"2023-05-18T19:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:41:51","slug":"caroline-wedlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/2023\/05\/caroline-wedlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Wedlock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I found a love of art many years ago back at school, and went on to study Art to A Level.&nbsp;&nbsp;But after leaving I went straight to nurse training and art became just a hobby for me &#8211; or the occasional commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having had two babies, as an older mum, I gave up nursing to be at home with the kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now I find I\u2019ve a bit more time to myself and I\u2019ve become very inspired by the books I read my children.&nbsp;&nbsp;I love to see how engaged they are by picture books &#8211; I loved the illustrations in books myself as a child and how they stick in your memory &#8211; and this made me pick up my pencils and paints again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-por-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-por-2.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-por-2-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-por-2-770x290.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-por-2-360x136.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After playing about creating pictures my children liked, and reimagining illustrations for classic children\u2019s books, I started engaging online with illustrators in the industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was through these contacts that the London Art College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonartcollege.co.uk\/art-courses\/illustrating-childrens-books-diploma\/\">Illustrating Children\u2019s Books Diploma<\/a> was recommended to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been a bit of a leap of faith for me because it\u2019s been a long time, and I just didn\u2019t know if I was good enough!&nbsp;&nbsp;But I\u2019ve now completed my first assignments and my tutor Maggie has really helped alleviate those fears for me &#8211; and I\u2019m now excited to get started on my second!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caroline-Wedlock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caroline-Wedlock.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caroline-Wedlock-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caroline-Wedlock-770x537.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caroline-Wedlock-360x251.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My hope is to eventually get on to and complete the follow up course.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ultimately, I\u2019d like to work in the industry and create art that will be as memorable for future children as the illustrations I loved as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d really recommend this course.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m only on my second assignments and I\u2019ve already learned a huge amount about the technical side of the industry and what\u2019s required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4f697e\">If you would like to receive a roundup of all of our blog posts once a week to keep you inspired in your inbox, why not sign up to our newsletter. 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