Bobbi - It depends what you mean by sustainable. In terms of the environment, I try to minimise my waste and recycle, to shop locally and independently, and to avoid plastic packaging where possible. I just do what I can.

In terms of sustaining myself as an artist - how I make enough money to feed myself, keep a roof over my head and pay to make new stock - I feel like I can talk about that in more detail: I try to keep my practice as open as possible. I work as an illustrator, a designer, a curator, a teacher, an advisor; I wear many hats in order to make it work. I take a DIY approach where I can, to minimise outgoings whilst keeping a close connection with the work that goes out to my customers and clients. It’s been hard work and at times my motivation has worn thin, but it’s been important for me to have a great support network around me to keep me uplifted and able to keep on working hard, even through the times when I really don’t feel like it.

I think very few companies are 100% sustainable and that’s a lot of pressure to be put on anybody, never mind independent traders and artists who are just out there trying to make a living for themselves and their families. That said, I do think that there is due pressure on individuals and companies of all sizes of late to assess and reduce their environmental impact, in order to tackle the oncoming climate catastrophe.

It bugs me that there is importance placed on the ethical choices of the consumer, yet little urge for the manufacturers to supply their goods at accessible prices…but that would bring me round to a whole different conversation about class and even gender disparity.