Thoughts, musings and news from my studio. Mainly words, some pictures.
28 Jun 2019
Those of you who know my working history will know that I spent the first seven years of my career working as a graphic designer & illustrator for fashion brand Seasalt Cornwall. Last month they got in touch and asked if I could help them out by designing a…
26 Apr 2019
I recently ran six days’ worth of illustration workshops at the London Transport Museum over the Easter Holidays as part of their family activity programme. I found it a really rewarding experience and now I’m back home and the proverbial dust has settled I’ve written a little piece summing…
08 Apr 2019
I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be off to London this week to run 6 days of workshops at the London Transport Museum as part of their Easter Holiday Family Activity programme. The workshops run from Thursday 11th April to Tuesday 16th 2019 and are for all…
21 Feb 2019
At the start of February I packed my bags and jumped on the London bound train to attend the private view of the Poster Prize for Illustration 2019. This was my second time that I had been nominated for the exhibition and I was excited to go and…
15 Jan 2019
I was recently interviewed for Cornwall Today Magazine about my book 2019 Nature Month by Month. This was my first time being interviewed for a magazine - it was fun! They buy you a cup of tea and let you talk and talk and then out of your ramblings they craft…
07 Jan 2019
I am absolutely thrilled to be able to announce that I have been shortlisted for the 2019 Poster Prize for Illustration, run by the Association of Illustrators and the London Transport Museum. This is the second time that I have been shortlisted for this award and I am…
12 Oct 2018
Now that my book, 2019: Nature Month by Month has hit the shelves I can share some of the rough drawings and processes with you. I loved working on this book, partly because there was quite a tight turnaround with it. Slightly odd, but I really like getting…
07 Jul 2017
I'm very excited to share this project with you. A lovely cafe in Looe, Cornwall, got in touch and wanted some beautifully hand written menu boards. As a small business, they wanted their menu boards to be super cost effective and be able to be used for a few…
18 May 2017
I loved working with the good folks at Barra Bike Hire to create a footer illustration for their website. In this blog, I'm going to briefly outline the process I like to follow with clients and show you some detail shots of the illustration. Once the comission has…
20 Apr 2017
The good folks at Breakthrough Cornwall were kind enough to feature me on their latest blog today. I talk about what I do and my journey getting to where I am today as a freelance illustrator and designer. Read the full article on Breakthrough's website here. For…