Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

Sarah King, Tofino, Canada, Illustrator and visual artist

 

1. introduction made by her

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Hi! I'm an illustrator and visual artist by the name of Sarah King. I grew up in London, England, attended the University of Brighton to study graphic design, and now I reside in Tofino, British Columbia. My interests in graphic design, drawing, and language eventually came together while I was an undergraduate. At this time, I created the shape-forming typography that has since become one of my main methods.

 

I traveled the world and worked in London for a while after graduating. In South East Asia, South America, Central America, India, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan, I had fantastic experiences. After visiting Canada in 2011, I chose to migrate to British Columbia since I fell in love with the country.

 

My interest is being outside in nature, whether that be by the ocean surfing and scuba diving or in the mountains snowboarding, biking, and hiking. My surroundings and other strange and amazing things that end up on paper frequently serve as inspiration for my work.

 

2. Artist Profile: Possibly Whistler's most influential artist is Sarah King

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Locally, illustrator Sarah King's work is displayed at a coffee shop as she spends her days instructing people how to snowboard, but on a larger scale, King may be Whistler's most influential artist. King has gained a clientele that includes The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The Guardian, Vice, BBC History, Gnu Snowboards, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art thanks to her intricate graphics and thick font works.

 

The 30-year-old says, "I receive a lot of work through word of mouth. I've had to create no less than five pictures of President Obama in recent years. One highlight thus far, according to Sarah, was working with National Geographic. "When you do stuff for a mag like Oprah, something that massive in America, it brings a lot of exposure, "she adds. "In a way, it was like a dream come true. Although it was only one example, when you land a position like that, you wonder, "Whoa, is this a real email? Growing up in England, art was a part of Sarah’s life from the beginning. “I always drew as a kid, my dad was a writer and my mom was an architect. I used to write and illustrate my own little books and hand bind them, then sell them for a pound at the local grocery store. They were about aliens and stuff.”

 

After that, Sarah attended the University of Brighton to study graphic design. We used a lot of traditional printing methods and learnt how typography was laid out in earlier times, according to Sarah. "Screen printing and letter press. It seemed unbelievable. I believe that going to school offers you structure and compels you to work a lot harder than you could otherwise.

 

She moved to New York after graduating in 2008 to work as an intern for designer Mike Perry, who she credits with helping her realize just how difficult it is to support one's artistic career. After that, he returned to London to begin his profession. Sarah laughs, "I made it for six months. "I traveled to Southeast Asia and worked for a while as a scuba instructor before studying snowboarding in Japan."

 

And in 2011, snowboarding brought her to Whistler. "I enjoy going outside and exploring the area. A lot of my motivation comes from my environment.

 

Many of Sarah's more recent illustrations feature imposing mountains and ominous skies, and the ocean also frequently appears. Sketchbooks from her scuba diving days contain manta rays and imagined creatures of a night dive, while one of her most well-known typography portraits is of Jacques Cousteau. There are also several creatures. The majority of Sarah's artwork features tigers, wolves, bears, moose, elephants, crocodiles, a dog with wings, and other birds. "I'm attempting to reduce wildlife so that I don't become overly fixated on it. Wolves and owls are popular animals.

 

Sarah, who is adept at animation as well, recently turned to pyrography, which involves using an electrically heated pen to burn images into wood. "I picked that up here in Whistler, "she claims. At a yard sale, Sarah met Julia Vagelatos, a fellow local artist and co-founder of the eponymous boutique shoe company Love Jules Leather. She was impressed by her pyrography work on leather.

 

I was amazed when Jules showed me all of her tools. I therefore purchased a variety of plug-in pens with temperature control. Depending on the weather, pyrography projects, like the incredibly detailed eagle Sarah recently burned into a blank skateboard deck, can take up to a week to complete.

 

“I spend a lot of time outside,” she says. “Enjoy life – that’s my manifesto.”

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