Zandra Rhodes urges youngsters to draw every day

Zandra Rhodes studied at Medway College of Art

Kent-born fashion designer Zandra Rhodes is urging young people from the county to draw every day as part of a project to inspire local teenagers.

Ms Rhodes, who has kept sketch books since she was at Medway College of Art in the 1960s, is making the plea as part of her Colourful Heritage project.

The project aims to work alongside schools with 16 and 17-year-olds from socio-economically deprived backgrounds in the Medway area to inspire them and give them the opportunity to learn from Ms Rhodes' work.

She said: "I have one rule, that I must do a drawing every day. That's why I encourage you to draw every day – it might be a vase of flowers you draw or a place you visit or a person you see."

Ms Rhodes said a key part of her sketch booking process was starting on page one and filling every page without ripping any out.

She added: "Don't be digital all the time - do things with your hands and see where it leads you and the ideas that it might bring your way."

The project is a partnership between the University for the Creative Arts and The Zandra Rhodes Foundation.