©19/03/16 This Saturday’s Q&A was with… V I S C O M V I C K Y ! A sassy third year Visual Communication student at Leeds College of Art. What does Viscom mean to you? Throughout my time on Viscom I have been encouraged to make my work socially engaging and think more about the concept and the effect that my work has on other people, which has given me a whole new approach to things - not just within my work. There aren’t many limits in what you can create on Viscom, I think this freedom is what attracted me to the course. Why did you choose to study a creative subject as a degree? It wasn’t really a decision I remember making. This is probably because I always knew I wanted to; there was no question about it. Being creative and producing artwork has always been something that I’ve loved doing. What has been your favourite project so far? Never thought I’d say this but probably COP3, my dissertation module. Even though I’m not great at writing essays, I think the fact it made me really investigate into a topic, that I was producing practical work along side, gave the project a lot more depth. I also liked it because I got to make a book and I love making books! Who are your favourite practitioners? Alice Dear, she is my hero. Have you ever produced art you hate? All the time, I’m probably too critical of my own work. I rarely actually like my own work. What most inspires you to create work? A lot of things. I looked around open studios at the weekend for example and seeing other practitioners creating all different kinds of work and hearing them speak about how much they love what they do inspired me to come home and create things. If there is a subject or a topic I want to create work about that can be inspiring too. What is your favourite song/musician to create work to? I listen to really weird music when I do work, it’s got to be something quite subtle in which I don’t know very well or I end up getting distracted and singing and dancing along! How does living with other creatives impact your own practice? It’s great when we all discuss ideas and help each other out and everyone is interested in what everyone else is doing which is encouraging. Also there is the extra bonus of being able to borrow equipment from each other. Who has your dream career? NO. Alice do not ask me this question at this moment in time! Find Viscom Vicky on… Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vn_illustration