25/07/2024
Following the projects that I was hired for as an illustrator presenting now my most recent that I managed to participate in via the international conference ICAANE IN 2023 which took place two months prior to the start of the project: The .mainz was looking for an illustrator and here I was! It was my first job, officially taken on an archaeological excavation as an illustrator and I was super excited and grateful for the opportunity! I will make a separate post about my preparations for the project and what to expect if you decide to take me on as your illustrator on your archaeological campaign (and beyond). The campaign took place in August 2023 for about a month. I was there the entire time as the only one drawing the objects meaning ceramics, small finds, etc.. I had my own table as you can see in one of the pictures, and was very happy with the equipment provided by the Arbeitsbereich für Vorderasiatische Archäologie und Altorientalistik Universität Mainz. It being my very first official archaeological campaign, difficulties in the beginning were to be expected, which I luckily overcame quite quickly. I felt a deep sense of peace sitting behind my desk and not being part of the excavation, which as an archaeologist may surprise you, but it felt right being in that exact position. The professor and chief of excavation was quite satisfied with my drawings (which I enjoyed doing despite the 40° outside!!) and my general workflow! All in all I felt quite happy and completely in the right place, almost like I found my calling as an illustrator
