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I am an ambitious, creative and highly motivated textile design graduate. I pride myself with my ability to integrate new techniques and ideas into my work with strengths lying in Adobe software and hand drawn illustrations. My practice is rooted in realism, inspired by the natural world and my surroundings, often incorporating unconventional influences such as taxidermy to create distinctive projects. My inspirations come from visits to museums, my mother’s antique collections and travel. I primarily work in free-motion machine embroidery and surface embellishment.…I am an ambitious, creative and highly motivated textile design graduate. I pride myself with my ability to integrate new techniques and ideas into my work with strengths lying in Adobe software and hand drawn illustrations. My practice is rooted in realism, inspired by the natural world and my surroundings, often incorporating unconventional influences such as taxidermy to create distinctive projects. My inspirations come from visits to museums, my mother’s antique collections and travel. I primarily work in free-motion machine embroidery and surface embellishment.

Rowan Shepherd

Textile Designer, Illustrator, Artist, +3

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I am an ambitious, creative and highly motivated textile design graduate. I pride myself with my ability to integrate new techniques and ideas into my work with strengths lying in Adobe software and hand drawn illustrations. My practice is rooted in realism, inspired by the natural world and my surroundings, often incorporating unconventional influences such as taxidermy to create distinctive projects. My inspirations come from visits to museums, my mother’s antique collections and travel. I primarily work in free-motion machine embroidery and surface embellishment.…I am an ambitious, creative and highly motivated textile design graduate. I pride myself with my ability to integrate new techniques and ideas into my work with strengths lying in Adobe software and hand drawn illustrations. My practice is rooted in realism, inspired by the natural world and my surroundings, often incorporating unconventional influences such as taxidermy to create distinctive projects. My inspirations come from visits to museums, my mother’s antique collections and travel. I primarily work in free-motion machine embroidery and surface embellishment.

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I am an ambitious, creative and highly motivated textile design graduate. I pride myself with my ability to integrate new techniques and ideas into my work with strengths lying in Adobe software and hand drawn illustrations. My practice is rooted in realism, inspired by the natural world and my surroundings, often incorporating unconventional influences such as taxidermy to create distinctive projects.

My inspirations come from visits to museums, my mother’s antique collections and travel. I primarily work in free-motion machine embroidery and surface embellishment.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Surface Pattern Design

Adobe Illustrator

Illustration

Composition

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Sales Assistant at Bargain Booze, The Shambles, Lytham

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Worked in a fast-paced environment. Responsible and reliable as a key holder, working independently. Provided customer service and dealt with difficult customers; communicated with customers and team members.

Industry placements student (Bolt on placement) at Cosa tto, Bolton

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Industry placement experience with professional workplace exposure (exact duties not specified in the resume text).

Waitress/Barista at The Shambles, Lytham

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

Teamwork with other staff members. Communication with customers. Customer service with a role that involved working directly with people; enjoyed working with customers.