HRQ Creative

18/04/2023

Fact of Absence Zine peek ♿️ 👩🏻‍🦯

These images have a deeper meaning now that my mum has fallen ill. Including her in my project feels more relevant than ever. I can’t wait to display these during our exhibition.

18/03/2023

Fact of Absence: Delicacy is my Delicacy.

16/02/2023

Fact of Absence photo series: Part 1 ✨

17/01/2023

I am currently searching for models to participate in my FMP for my degree.
‘Fact of Absence’ is a contemporary project focusing on how fashion can present abstruse themes such as disability and disfigurement to combat marginalisation. This project is inspired by my own participation in this community, however I want to amplify the voices of others within this space and create a wave of uptake for disabled inclusion within the fashion industry.
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Please DM or contact me via email for more information.

03/12/2022

This SME is having a really great time working for Kingston Police 🤣
(Hats off to the person that managed to get this okayed with the boss. Your persuasion skills must be 😘👌)

Saying the quiet bit out loud 🤬

Now, we love a bit of engagement. But sometimes we get some comments that are a bit spicy.

Below is a (not exhaustive) list of some of the regulars and their answers.

Hope it helps.

🤬 “I pay your wages!”
Where this falls down, is the fact that I also pay my wages. So, you’re saying I’m my own boss? I can use the photocopier now?

😡 “Get off Facebook and patrol!”
If it comes to a point that one last tech nerd is needed out on the streets, there’s more to worry about. - I’m not a PC. I just work on one. Besides, who’s going to tell you what we’re doing outside? Who’s going to help PCs with stellar advice like “have you turned it off and on again?”

😡 “I never see you!”
Well shocker, we might not see you either. Time and resources are finite, and whilst we’d love to have a Bobby on every corner, that’s not gonna happen. Even that analogy doesn’t work.

Example.
Bobby on said corner nicks villain for villainy. Bobby is no longer on the corner. He’s in custody. Or doing paperwork. Should we have a room full of bobbies waiting to replace him?

😡 “Why did x only get x sentence?”
This is a frustrating one. Take this bowling analogy. In a bowling arena, we are the machine that sets up the pins. We’re not the ball. Asking us this question is like asking the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust to change a fire alarm. (Although the legends probably would).

Our officers are always asking for a “real” sentence because aim high right? But we see where you’re coming from with this one

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In all seriousness, we know it’s frustrating that there are people out there that think they can do whatever they like and don’t care about the repercussions to anyone.

We’d love to not be needed. We’d love for there to be no crime.

So take this to heart. Our officers are doing all they can with the time and resources they have.

I work here and they’re my heroes.

27/10/2022

Just a little more of my personal work for the MAXIMIZE project I’ve been working on with Weekday clothing ⛓️💚
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We’ve had some amazing work from our little graphics and branding team! I feel very proud of everything the team and I have created for the brief. I’m also a sucker for this texture 😅🥸

27/10/2022

Hi 👋🏻 I haven’t shown my face on the grid for a while 😅🤚🏻
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I’ve got glasses, and gone even more ‘tangy’ since you las saw me, but I’m still the same old person.
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I’m currently working on merging my business together, and today I’ll be revealing my new project for the future of HRQ, and you’re going to LOVE it 💚✨

24/10/2022

This visual identity is really working hard for us right now 🥸
I’ve really enjoyed working on this project. For something so fast paced, I’ve really managed to push through and make things that are visually communicative at the same time.

19/10/2022

✨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT✨
I’ve been keeping this quiet for a little while but I’m so happy to share that I’m officially a finalist for the awards 2022!
On the 27th of October I’ll be sharing my new venture for HRQ that I’m super ecstatic to work on. This will help a lot of people with their businesses 👀
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Also, just a shoutout to the other 9 finalists who are running for the award! 🎉
We’ve all done amazing work to get this far! Let’s all do our best.

11/10/2022

I never really shout about my achievements much. I’m a big believer in the proof of the world being found in actions, not words. Im proud of myself for this achievement, and not for the reason you think… 👀✨
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Back in March/April, I won the Inspirational Student award for Enterprising. I was anonymously nominated by someone around me (and I still have no idea who it was to this day). I won this because of my dedication and drive towards building my freelance career and helping the people around me.
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What surprised me is that I did all of this, not DISPITE my condition, but BECAUSE of it. I started my freelance journey because I knew that building a career with my health issues would be hard, and I wanted a way to work and do what I love without sacrificing my health. The entire night of these awards, I was in pain. The bright lights were causing a migraine and I was exhausted from a flare-up I was having that week. But even with the wobbly feeling in my head and the strain in my body, I did it all. Not DESPITE my condition, but with it, hand in hand. I got up in a morning and worked from bed when I was too sore to move, and I built something for myself.
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With the right accommodations, alterations and working conditions in place, people living with Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, PoTS and CFS can live a happy life, not DISPITE, but WITH their conditions..

11/10/2022

Sneak peek of a little branding package I’ve recently done for a client 👀✨🐻
I love dealing with the weird, wacky, and sometimes RUDE…
(c) Rude Bears

11/10/2022

Im super excited to be working with the team behind the graphic design for the .shu event at on November 3rd. It’s amazing to get the opportunity to work in a group again after being solo since the start of my Freelance career. Exciting things to come! 💚⛓️