Trip to London

To create great work inspiration is key, but waiting on inspiration can be a dangerous game. Instead I always feel that it is better to push the issue and force inspiration. This can be done by actively researching, going to places seeing things, meeting new people and gaining different experiences. Looking back upon my creative research project from last year I realised that the major turning points  came when I had either attended a workshop, a talk or visited somewhere or met someone who informed me on things of which I had been unaware.
For these reasons I have decided to spend a few days in London. This has come about because I was looking through the House of illustration website and noticed a masterclass on the 18th October. The class will be run by Dominic McKenzie who works as an editorial illustrator. The topic is about illustrating an idea and in particular I am interested in how I can take serious issues or complex ideas and turn them into metaphors. The descriptor for the class is shown below along with the about us description of what House of illustration is and what the aims are.
Taking a trip to London for this class only did not make much sense so I have decided to go from Sat 17th until Wed 21st and during this time I plan to visit many other places. These include the RA exhibition of work by Ai Wei Wei, drawing in silver and gold exhibition at the British Museum, the EY exhibition at Tate Modern, the E.H Shepard exhibition at House of illustration and also a visit to the cartoon museum. This trip is intended to force the issue of inspiration, not just solely for the purposes of this project but also for my future. Some of the inspirations I may take away with me may not become evident until later is life. Inspirations usually come from the things you have seen or done so this trip can only help me artistically.