Welcome to my portfolio! I am a freelance writer and artist studying MA English Literature at the University of Plymouth. My studies have initiated a love affair with books by authors like Herman Melville, while H. G. Wells and John Wyndham inspired the idea for my apocalyptic narrative. I lose myself in nature as well … Continue reading About Me
Quick Sketch
Gerald the Giraffe
Disclaimer: The details in this article were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 29th April 2016. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Gerald the Giraffe
A Brief History of Crowdfunding
Disclaimer: The details in this article were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 25th March 2016. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading A Brief History of Crowdfunding
Interview With a Director
Disclaimer: The details in this interview were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 12th November 2015. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Interview With a Director
The Devon County Prison for Debtors
Disclaimer: The details in this article were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 2nd October 2015. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading The Devon County Prison for Debtors
Interview With a Project Worker
Disclaimer: The details in this interview were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 30th August 2015. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Interview With a Project Worker
Interview With a Volunteer
Disclaimer: The details in this interview were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 13th July 2015. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Interview With a Volunteer
Song of Selene
Queen of the night And sister to Sun; Selene is in flight, Her song has begun. Waning or waxing, The rabbits rejoice! Dusk is for dancing, Bewitched by her voice. She tugs at the tides And welcomes the dew; She brushes the skies With ribbons of blue. Friend of the feline, The moth, and the … Continue reading Song of Selene
Mindful Moments of Sketching
'It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.' Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969). Work in progress: graphite on watercolour paper, edited in Photoshop by Lydia Ruth Martin
Editing and Designing an Advert
I was recently asked to design an advert promoting a support group in Exeter (UK) for individuals affected by the pandemic. The brief stipulated that the advert must be suitable for use as an A5 flyer and laminated poster that could be displayed in various public settings, such as GP surgeries and dental practices, and … Continue reading Editing and Designing an Advert
Lydia Ruth 