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Overview

Graduated with a BA (Hons) Illustration after a long career in Civil engineering, I am proud to say I have ticked all of the boxes for turning my dream careers into reality, since I was a child. Being 4ft 11 1/4 inches tall moulded me into a very determined young woman, not easily put off by challenges.

My recent illustration and design commissions include, fully illustrating and designing an educational booklet for National Portrait Gallery and National Trust, to accompany a new portrait exhibition at Montacute House, Somerset. To commemorate 'Women's Suffrage' and 'Votes for Women', I was asked to design the booklet so that it focused on 'strong women in history'. I was very proud to be a part of this project.
I have also exhibited my original illustration artwork in Somerset, UK (Frome and Bath).

I enjoy reading and discovering weird and wonderful short stories that have yet to be illustrated. I love illustrating the narrative, from children's fairytale books to album covers. Happy to consider any creative challenge that comes my way and especially collaboration or assistance with art or writing projects.

My focus is on meeting the client's brief, the target audience and creating a professional book cover design or illustration that the client will be proud of. It is important to me that the client is happy as it is their project and everything is counting on making their book project a continuously creative and exciting experience for them. If my client gives me free rein to design a cover, I will design it so that it is eye catching but also, will invoke the right emotion for that particular book genre and subject.

I work predominantly in pen and ink. But also, watercolour, oil pastels and digital illustration.
Trained in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design; this training has also helped with my freelance technical work in web design. Self taught in Web Design and eMarketing, I have designed several websites and graphic content for clients, as well as freelance photography for websites.

I have volunteered my spare time and design skills to local non-funded charities and organisations, including Black Swan Arts centre, Fair Frome, The Little Victory Ball and The Frome Tunnels Team Project in Frome, Somerset.

I pride myself on a friendly and professional approach to my client's needs and I am fully committed to ensuring my client gets the best service, whilst having a good working relationship with me.
I am passionate about illustration and always happy to help you turn your dreamed ideas into reality.

Services

Cover Design

Illustration

Book Interior Design

Languages

English

Fiction

Adventure

Children's - Middle Grade

Children's Picture Books

Classics

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Short Story

Young Adult & Teen

Non-Fiction

Art

Education & Reference

Certifications

Foundation Design, Photography and Illustration

Awards

BA (Hons Illustration
Tarmac Trophy 2008

Freelance Illustrator

National Trust

December, 2017 – April, 2018 (4 months)

Design and illustrate an educational booklet to accompany National Portrait Gallery's new portrait exhibition at Montacute House in Somerset. Target audience - families, children 3yrs and upwards, adults. Liaise with National Trust Senior Experience Officer, for further details required. Booklet to include fun and challenging activities as well as educational content.

Administrator

Black Swan Arts

November, 2015 – April, 2018 (over 2 years)

2016 and 2018 Administrator (two separate periods) to organise Young Open children's art competition and exhibition. Design literature, as well as instruct local Graphic Designer on poster design and content. Design logo for social media and posters. Organise and administrate online, verbal and written contact with over 220 schools, in order to encourage them to submit artwork for the competition. 2016 saw over 300 entries (twice as many as previous year); 2018 saw over 350 entries from many schools and numerous individual entrants in Wessex region, but now accepting artwork from artists as far as London and Cornwall.

Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Artist

Self-employed

June, 2013 – Present (over 5 years)

Graduated with a BA (Hons) Illustration through University of Hertfordshire. I began freelancing for illustration, graphic design and web design, after leaving my last permanent role as Highways Engineer for a local Authority in 2013. I have worked for clients by creating book illustrations, designing book covers and providing a web design service, both in the South West England and internationally.

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Tim Jeffreys, Jeff Meyers, Laura Maria Grierson, Megan Taylor, Gary Power, Charles Wilkinson, Timothy Delizza, Robert Pope, Giselle Leeb

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Millwall

D. a. Bardsley

When a football club is cast unexpectedly into the national spotlight, it becomes a battleground for vested and criminal interests. Intertwined with the club's fate is the story of Vince, a disgraced journalist who seeks redemption by exposing extortion of the cruellest kind. This fast-paced, intelligent story is brimming with ideas, humour and wit. Originality is hard to find, this story come... read more

Dark Lane Anthology: Volume Five

Tim Jeffreys, L.S. Johnson, Louis Rakovich, Madeleine Swann, Charles Wilkinson, Timothy Delizza, Christopher Fielden, Ally Gipps, Bill Davidson, Robert Pope

Now onto its fifth volume, the Dark Lane Anthology series once again brings the reader a collection of weird worlds and strange stories from both established authors and promising newcomers. In this edition the reader will encounter monsters and changelings, troublesome smells afflicting historic English towns, nefarious 19th century narcotics, overgrown creepy crawlies, mysterious murders, de... read more

Dark Lane Anthology: Volume Four (Dark Lane Anthology Series Book 4)

Tim Jeffreys, Charles Wilkinson, Andrea Adams, F.Charles Murdock, Christopher Fielden, Ariel Dodson, Louis Rakovich, Rhoads Brazos, Neil Davies, Tim Turnbull

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I Lost my Marble!!!

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A fantastic children’s book about an unexpected adventure. Beautiful artwork, delightful characters—Every page is sure to impress! Synopsis: Marvin’s got an attitude problem. Do you know any kids like that? Yet despite himself, Marvin is thrown into an afternoon adventure because of an annoying situation--he’s lost his marble. This leads him on a search that ends in a strange encounter. At the... read more

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Dark Lane Anthology: Volume Two

Tim Jeffreys

An assortment of the weird and wonderful, the monstrous and the macabre, the Dark Lane anthology series continues with Volume Two. Containing brand new stories from authors such as Rebecca Lloyd, James Everington, Louis Rakovich, Mathew Lett, Keldra Crich, and a host of other talents, not to mention artwork from Vikki Yeates, Luna Lynch, Martin Greaves and Sally Barnett, this is one anthology ... read more

Dark Lane Anthology: Volume One: Volume 1

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A collection of talented writers from across the globe brings you a set of strange tales designed to electrify the jellied contents of your brainpan. Within these pages you will find dark adult fairy tales, strange creatures glimpsed out of the corner of the eye, unusual artefacts, and adventures that quickly take on the semblance of a fever dream. As benefits the international source of the a... read more