Arts student Willow Sawyer has always wanted to be a special effects makeup artist, and now her dreams are more achievable than ever after collaborating with successful artists on a project that will be showcased at the Brit Awards
Willow Sawyer’s ambition is to be a special effects makeup artist, transforming people’s faces and bodies to bring fantastical stories to life. So for the 17-year-old Brit School student, the chance to meet Raphael Arcadios, whose innovative work with costumes, body art and makeup has been featured on catwalks and in magazines such as the Face and Vogue, was a dream come true. “It was amazing to meet them,” says Sawyer. “Being able to talk to them, ask them questions and hear their advice was so inspiring. It made me even more excited about pursuing my ambitions.”
Sawyer is in her third year at the Brit School studying production arts, encompassing everything from set and costume design to lighting and sound. She won the opportunity to meet Arcadios after participating in a recent Mastercard creative challenge, along with 180 other students. Mastercard, which has been the headline sponsor of the Brit Awards for 26 years, also partners with the Brit School to champion the next generation of creative talent. For the challenge, the students were given the task of reimagining the Mastercard sonic, a “logo” in the form of a unique, six-note piano melody, which plays at the end of the company’s adverts, in any art form of their choice.
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