Overview
Availabilty: I am open to discussing new projects at any time.
Overview:
I've been designing and illustrating children's fiction and non-fiction books for many years. I've also created artwork for poetry and fiction for adults, I love to work with new people and I enjoy a creative challenge.
Artwork:
I work in many different mediums, both traditional and digital, please take a look through my portfolio. I'm happy to turn my hand to lots of different projects but mostly I love a good story to work with.
Experience:
I started out as a designer and illustrator for Usborne Books and created 100+ titles with them. Since becoming freelance I continue to work with a variety of clients including Macmillan, Floris, Igloo, Egmont UK and Holy Cow Games.
Request an Offer:
If you are unsure about design and layout but you have a great story that you'd like to bring to life, feel free to contact me and we can have a chat and take it from there.
However, if you have a complete, edited manuscript with page size and publishing format, plus you've seen a style of mine that you like, perfect! Send along all the details and I can quote straight away.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
Design and Illustration for many fiction and non-fiction books for children, later developing characters and story-lines for numerous children's fiction projects, including “Bit-Bot and the Blob”, conceived, written and illustrated by myself and published by Egmont, and “The Bad Dream Brigade”, an e-book with animation and game content developed and released by Holy Cow.
BestofWishes
Concept, illustration and design of 6 full ranges of greetings cards, plus design and preparation for print every range with BestofWishes from company set-up.
My best selling ranges included 'OddBods': model monsters, and 'WeirdFishOddDuck': a humorous range with one-liners and watercolour characters.
Usborne Publishing
Working on every aspect of children's publishing from conception to published product; including new ideas presentations, design, art direction, illustration and preparation for print across numerous titles.
Later, in a freelance capacity out of house, design and illustration for fiction and non-fiction titles.
Portfolio
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