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  • Why Hand-Illustrated Gifts Mean the Most

    There have been some fun orders recently, capturing memories with illustrations and words...

     

  • Bespoke wedding day cards

    I love creating bespoke wedding day cards - they make a really lovely present that can be framed and put up on the wall in the newlyweds home.

  • In Bloom at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford

    I loved the In Bloom - How plants changed our world exhibition at the Ashmolean. Lots of different artworks and also sounds and smells!

     

  • Greeting card design

    One of my first greeting card designs must have been this card, that I made as a child!

  • The Good Ship Illustration, The Picture Book Course

    I've been wanting to do this course for YEARS - and it was never the right time. But now it is! Hopefully!

  • Personalised illustrated gifts created in the UK

    I love creating new illustrations for the personalised products I sell.

  • CMYK Festival of Print and Illustration

    I had a fun day out with my friend Ellen at CMYK Festival of Print and Illustration - it's held every year at Hereford College of Arts, it's free to attend, really welcoming, very inspiring, lots of great art for sale, wonderful talks, and very delicious food too!

  • Making a bespoke dog treat tin

    I love making dog treat tins and it all started by making them for my friends who have dogs, and for my own dogs...

  • Personalised illustrated gifts

    Here are some recent bespoke orders - Anniversary placemats and coasters, with a fruit and veg theme...

  • The Gardener

    Gifts to help an incredibly green thumb... after all it is National Gardening Week! This year's theme (for the UK's largest celebration of gardening, organised by the RHS) is 'getting curious' - encouraging everyone to slow down, explore, and discover the small wonders of nature in gardens, on balco…

  • Pattern design

    I loved a workshop I did recently, run by Sarah Watts on turning art into repeats (she's an absolute wizz at Photoshop and is v good at teaching her skills). It's so fun making repeat patterns!

  • London Book Fair

    I went along to the London Book Fair last month to see the three children's books that I've been illustrating. This collection of picture books reimagines classic Chinese fables to share the values and resilience of the Chinese spirit with children globally.