Hi! I'm Jack
My name is Jack, and I am an artist based in Torquay, South Devon, U.K. I have always had a passion for creativity growing up, from drawing and painting to learning the clarinet when I was younger. Although I loved being creative, soon football, surfing and general life took over and I did these things less and less.
Educator Turned Artist - Explore My Story Today!
Fast forward to adult life, I had just finished a long year studying for my PGCE in Secondary P.E and was struggling quite badly with mental health. Teacher training was extremely tough, I spent months away from home, spending long days teaching then extra hours doing paperwork when I got home - I was getting very little sleep and suffering from sickness due to anxiety. I started supply teaching when I graduated, but again was struggling with my anxiety, and was sick each morning waiting for a call from the agency. I was surfing less, and eventually stopped doing anything I loved.
my journey continues...
I then found an old guitar and started learning to play again, and this ignited the creativity spark that had been missing all of those years. Having a hobby retrained my focus and helped massively with my anxiety, to the point where I felt well enough to get a full time job teaching.
My guitar playing continued, and I started to write my own songs and really look forward to playing. It was also at this time my girlfriend started her own business - amberhoney - which was a homeware brand, selling candles and handmade pieces she made.
She asked me to draw a few pictures so she could sell them as prints to add to her range, so I started with a bee and a whale.
and so it began...
