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I'm not sure when my interest in street art began, I vaguely recall hunting down pieces and using them as my profile pictures on Myspace so it's been, well, a while. I've spent many a happy hour wandering around the back streets of Bristol looking for hidden gems and chatting to the alternative funeral director about 'the time Banksy did a coffin' for them. I took the trip to the Cans Festival in Leake Street rolled up bright and early for Banksy vs Bristol Museum and I've watched all the graffiti documentaries I can get my hands on. It's fair to say I love graffiti.

I'm hugely inspired and influenced by street art but I've always wanted to master the spray can myself. Obviously there's nothing to stop me 'having a go' on the great expanse of white wall on my patio but I don't think my neighbours would be too impressed if they woke up to discover a wall of experimental graffiti on their doorsteps, thankfully there is an alternative:

I recently heard about Illustrate Project, a group of CRB checked artists who hold local graffiti workshops in Cardiff and put my name down for a place at their next event, the 3 hour session covers the basics of graffiti art, the worldwide culture, drawing skills and painting techniques.
I'm hoping I'll be able to put my new skills to use in my paintings and maybe one day have a go at that wall, I'm sure my neighbours will be delighted!

To book a place at one of the upcoming workshops and to find out about the other services Illustrate Project offer pop on over to their website here

Also check out the Graffiti Art Workshop event page here for more details