Hello! I am a thirty-something, Bristol-based, digital illustrator, inspired by mythology, folklore, and the natural wild world.

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INFLUENCES and INTERESTS

I am a gamer, comic book reader, fantasy fan, woodland walker, magic-loving humanist, fanart creator, sci-fi nerd, and I love a good comic con! 

Seeing a wide range of bodies, ethnicities, sexualities and genders represented in illustrations, particularly fantasy art and comics, makes me very happy.

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PROCESS

The majority of my illustrations start out as pencil or pen sketches. These are scanned or photographed, and then popped into a digital painting programme for everything else. If the job calls for it, I will use traditional 2D media to achieve an effect, texture or finish, but digital painting allows me to work faster, with less costs involved, and almost anywhere. 

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EQUIPMENT

• Procreate on iPad Pro with an apple pencil. 

• Adobe Photoshop on a PC I built for gaming (Lego for grownups) and a Wacom tablet (Intuos Pro).

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EDUCATION 

• MSc Neuroscience in Education (University of Bristol).

• PGCE Art and Design (UWE Bristol) - teacher training in the UK. 

• Book Illustration, Chelsea College of Art and Design

• BA (Hons) Animation (University of South Wales)

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 CREATIVE EXPERIENCE SNIPPET 

- A range of illustration commissions, for example: mindfulness colouring sheets for a Festival of Activism, and a set of greeting cards for a local arts centre. 

- 8+ years as a digital and traditional art teacher in Bristol secondary school (high school). 

- Sold illustrated prints and products at fairs and markets, online, and in local lifestyle and gift shops. 

- Co-ran an independent art and lifestyle gift shop with 6 other creatives. 

- Worked in and with local pop up shops in Bristol. 

- Worked as an artworker and animator for animation studios in Cardiff and Bristol.