2025 | Editorial
| Professional
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She/Her - Why did you create this work?
I was asked to create a Christmas cover that showed light and tension. The magazine featured articles emphasizing the wonder of God, but also the tragedy at Christmas that exists due to drug use and homelessness. There was emotional complexity that needed to be reflected in the cover. - How were your illustrations used?
My illustration was a wraparound cover. It was used in print and in web promo. - What materials and techniques did you use?
About 80% of the piece is watercolor with procreate edits and photoshop adjustments. - Was this project commissioned?
Un-commissioned / Self-initiated - College / University
Hartford University - Course and graduation date
Illustration MFA 2025 - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
abigailplatter.com
- Instagram
@abigailplatter - Biography
Abigail Platter is an illustrator & educator.
She represents ideas through technical craft and poetic thinking, and sees her paintings as a form of writing.
Over the last 10 years her work has included design, illustrations, and gallery works. Grief House, her first solo show opened on Feb. 12, 2022 in the Nickerson Studios at Seattle Pacific University. She is an adjunct professor at multiple colleges in Seattle. - Where are you currently based?
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