Geisha dancing
2012
Illustration, children's books
A story about a Japanese goddess from 'Dance Stories', an anthology by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple. I was interested in how to depict movement in a decorative way.
Illustrations for 'Dance Stories', a high quality anthology of stories about dancing, were commissioned by Barefoot Books and published in 2009. This story is from Japan.
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A cover depicting the Green Man for an anthology of stories commissioned by the Book Foundation.Illustration, Painting2013 -
This project was to create decorative endpapers that were feminine in feel, bringing together elements from all the stories in the book.Illustration, Packaging, Pattern Design2012 -
Designs for greetings cards and wrapping paper.Graphic Design, Illustration2012 -
Illustrations from 'Dance Stories', an anthology by Jane Yolen and Heidi E Y Stemple.Illustration, children's books2011 -
Work for "The Shipwreck" by Jorn Riel, an illustrated novel for older readers (7-11yrs) about a Viking boy who grows up with Inuits on Greenland. All the images were influenced by Inuit prints making use of lots of white space and a flat perspective.Illustration, children's books2012 -
Watercolour and mixed media illustrations from 'Fireside Stories', an anthology by Caitlin Matthews. Each story had a decorative border.Illustration, childrens' books2012 -
Illustrations from 'Riding on a Caravan', a picture book by Laurie Krebs, Barefoot Books. A chinese family goes on a journey to market along the silk road. Some of these illustrations were exhibited at Chicago Art Gallery.Illustration, children's books2012 -
Selection of commissioned and personal maps.Calligraphy, Illustration2011 -
For Brighton Life Drawing Sessions (now Draw), I designed and painted a bespoke "Cabinet of Wonder" which, as one of three, was pulled around the city as part of an all night arts festival. Stopping at designated points, it opened theatrically to reveal a life model inside which the resulting crowd were encouraged to draw. I was also commissioned to create a map of the city showing the designated stopping points. The map was additionally used by BANG for their publication. The general theme of the night was "Enlightenment" and both pieces were influenced by the 18th century age of Enlightenment.
This project was supported and funded by The Big Draw and Brighton and Hove county council. Enlightenment: The Cabinets of Wonder won a Drawing Inspiration award from the Big Draw.Calligraphy, Illustration, Painting, prop-making, theatre, arts events2011 -
A site specific stop motion animation that was projected looping on the side of a youth centre for the White Night 2011 festival. In collaboration with Fat Pebble Films.Illustration, Drawing, Animation2011 -
A story from Mali. Illustrations from 'Dance Stories', an anthology by Jane Yolen and Heidi E Y Stemple.Illustration, childrens books2012 -
Illustrations from 'Little Leap Forward' by Guo Yue, a semi autobiographical illustrated novel for children (7-11 yrs) about a child growing up in Mao's China.Illustration, childrens' books2011 -
Fine Arts, Illustration, Painting2012 -
Illustrations from 'Fireside Stories', an anthology by Caitlin Matthews. A Russian story about a group of animals who build a cabin for the Winter. Each story has a decorative border.Illustration, children's books2012 -
Illustrations for 'Dance Stories', an anthology by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple.Illustration, children's books2012 -
Illustrations for a children's picture book of the Christmas Story by Mary Joslin, Lion Hudson.Illustration, childrens' book2012 -
Commissioned by the Children's Museum of Manhattan for information boards, print and large scale friezes for the exhibition 'Gods, Myths and Mortals'. A series of images depicting gods, goddesses and mythical beings. Each image needed to be heavily researched and completed to museum quality accuracy.Illustration, museums, information boards2012