Who: Lucy Hamblin, photographer and artist
What: “The elements of these pages were largely drawn in the South of France, where I lived. They were drawn for an antique dealer named Romain, in exchange for a pair of enormous turtle shells he had given me. They are studies of Bugatti’s chairs; ornately carved and decked with perishing fringe. The blue Polaroid was taken of a Victorian mourning dress I made – the model’s face and hands speckled with black ash in the South American funerary tradition.”

Born in England and influenced heavily by her great grandfather’s textile business, Lucy Hamblin began drawing, sewing and sculpting at an early age. As she grew, she honed her art, enrolling at Central Saint Martins and eventually moving to New York City to continue her career as a freelance photographer. Working predominantly within the music industry for the last few years, touring frequently with musicians, she has photographed regularly for Rolling Stone, Time magazine and Celeste. She won The Independent/ American Express Photography Award, and was shortlisted for the Dazed and Confused Big Break Award. She continues to make and exhibit Art work in a wide variety of media.

This is the first of a seven part series of pages from Lucy’s sketchbook.

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