Skift Megatrends Travel Magazine

Just before Christmas I was approached by Skift - a travel and media company -  to produce some work for their annual industry travel magazine. Ping, the art director discovered my work through The Women Who Draw, a directory of female* illustrators which I joined last year. It's a great initiative and I'm so pleased art directors are looking to it to source illustrators...

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New Work for Red Magazine

Hello and Happy New Year (is it still ok to say that on 17th?) I worked on a couple of projects in the run-up to Christmas that I'm waiting for publication before I can share, so in the mean time here's a couple of recent illustrations for Rosie Green's column in Red Magazine...

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Some of my favourite art materials (when I'm not in my studio)

Anyone who has seen my collection of novelty pencil sharpeners (this one is a particular favourite) can probably attest that I love stationery and art materials... It sometimes feels like a bit of a contradiction when I create most of my client work digitally, but I use a sketchbook and 'analog' materials for drawing when I'm out and about, as I love drawing from life. I also enjoy trying out new materials and finding out what products other illustrators and artists recommend (if you're into that kind of thing Illustrator Kendyll Hillegas has a very thorough materials/equipment list which worth a look.) 

Today I'm sharing some of the materials I carry with me when I'm not at the studio and how I use them. I also share my sketchbook work on my Instagram stories if you want to take a look. ...

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