{"id":57553,"title":"Working Class Artist","description":"It\u2019s been a minute\u2026. but back with a new Tee and this one is inspired by a collection I made years ago called the Actors Notebook\u2026 I only made samples but designing them really helped me to organise my frustrations as an actress into something beautiful and cool.  And today I am working on a new collection called the Artists Notebook and the Working Class Artist T-Shirt and Notebook \u2026 is the first design","content":"<p>It\u2019s been a minute\u2026.but back with a new Tee and this one is inspired by a collection I made years ago called the Actors Notebook\u2026 I only made samples but designing them really helped me to organise my frustrations as an actress into something beautiful and cool. <\/p><p>And today I am working on a new collection called the Artists Notebook and the Working Class Artist T-Shirt and Notebook \u2026 is the first design. <\/p><p>I wanted to focus on working class because I mean it\u2019s nothing new is it ? The percentage of people working in the arts from working class backgrounds is super low\u2026<\/p><p>But for me, I\u2019m also just super bored of not seeing working class people represented as glamorous cause everyone I know is well glam. <\/p><p>So I made a Tee to be worn with pride and if you got time\u2026 Big hair, big heels and loads of make up cause like Lennon said \u201cA Working Class Hero is something to be\u201d xxxx<\/p><p><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/73vytcea2blfmwjeyxfofcqokedklere8zec1ol5gmyaxnnb.png.png?w=1140&amp;z=1.4336521164541143&amp;fx=0.6197835453436861&amp;fy=0.4953654332750488&amp;project=velvetandtaxi-407786&amp;v=2\" alt=\"73vytcea2blfmwjeyxfofcqokedklere8zec1ol5gmyaxnnb.png.png?w=1140&amp;z=1.4336521164541143&amp;fx=0.6197835453436861&amp;fy=0.4953654332750488&amp;project=velvetandtaxi-407786&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p>","urlTitle":"working-class-artist","url":"\/blog\/working-class-artist\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/working-class-artist\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/velvetandtaxi.com\/blog\/working-class-artist\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1785268304,"updatedAt":1785270097,"publishedAt":1785270097,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":397842,"name":"VelvetandTaxi"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/chqtx8z3vp1c8orq0lvo7kfvtwxlrpcykrzgukd77amweo1b.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/chqtx8z3vp1c8orq0lvo7kfvtwxlrpcykrzgukd77amweo1b.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/chqtx8z3vp1c8orq0lvo7kfvtwxlrpcykrzgukd77amweo1b.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":50664,"title":"The Black Keys & Miles Kane @ Ally Pally","url":"\/blog\/the-black-keys-miles-kane-ally-pally\/","urlTitle":"the-black-keys-miles-kane-ally-pally","division":397842,"description":"The hottest day in London Town - so the festival esque vibes at Ally Pally were glorious! 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