Art And Design Episodes

In this episode I chat to former student Sarah, who is a now an Interior Designer! We talk about how it's so important to listen to yourself and what really interests you, how she ended up designing for palaces in Dubai and about the time she knocked over a Tracey Emin painting!

Known as 'The Cake Lady' by her loyal customers, Heidi Fowkes-Smith chats to me about the business she started from scratch - Heidi's Cakes! We talk about cake decorating as an art form, her strangest cake request and of course the best day and worst day being a Cake maker and decorator! Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be a Cake maker and decorator then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Heidi has kindly given us her follow up 3...

In this episode, I spoke with wonderful former student Sarah, who now the Global Design Manager at Wagamama! We talk about the perks of free Wagamamas and of course the best day, worst day and average day being a Graphic Designer! Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be a Graphic Designer then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Sarah has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice! And of course, thanks to you for listening! ...

In this episode, it was a treat to catch up with David, a former student who is now a Brand Designer! Now, this one goes quite deep and existential as we explore the possibility that everything has a brand.... but then again we do talk about McDonalds! ;) And of course, we chat about the best and worst day of being an Brand Designer! Remember if you are interested in finding out more about the world of Brand Designer then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where David has kin...

In this episode I had lots of laughs chatting to Gillian, a former student who is now an Illustrator and indeed a Children's book author! We chat about what it feels like to have your creations on the shelves in bookshops and how her career ambitions at the age of 5 were a little different! And of course the best day, worst day and average day being an Illustrator! Remember if you are interested in finding out more about the world of Illustration then head on over to our Instagram account @astr...

Welcome to my pilot episode of Astronaut to Zookeeper Podcast - whoop we made it! In this episode I chat to my big brother who is an Architect! We cover all the important questions like what do you wear to work, how much money do you make and what would you have to do to get fired from your job! And of course the best day, worst day and average day being an Architect! In our future episodes I will be focussing on catching up with former students but I thought it best to use my lovely brother a...