Drawing on Drawing: Artist Talk with Illustrator Terry Aston

Drawing has always been the cornerstone of Terry Aston’s life and his drawing ability inevitably led to a career as an artist/illustrator and lecturer in Art & Design.

The talk will focus on how drawing has helped Terry recover from a serious coronary collapse since January 2021. Terry was in an induced coma for a week and hospitalised for nearly five weeks

When his ability to speak returned, he was delighted to find that he could still hold a pencil.

Terry wanted to write and draw and went on to produce an illustrated poem about his experiences and participate with a USA based illustrator's daughter in the annual Inkober project. The project involves making one ink drawing each day in October. This provided a continuity of purpose and a common experience which was both challenging and enjoyable.