Hello, I'm an illustrator, a mum, a cat lover, and a picture book enthusiast!!

Thursday 21 August 2014

A Quickie, and some Big Bright News!!

Just a quickie, to let you know that you can get 2 new canvasses of mine from www.happyspaces.co.uk


Click on the images for the links



My big news is that I am now represented by The Bright Agency
I'm really looking forward to working with them! Yay!


Thursday 15 May 2014

New book artwork


Well, well, well....Its been too long since I've posted.
I have been super busy with illustrating 3 books.
Heres a preview of two of them
These are educational books, with lovely simple stories.




                           



I've also worked on a few new images for Happy Spaces.
Heres my favourite one.
'Stuck In Traffic'
I will link it here when its available to buy.



I have lots to share with you from my work with Make Believe Ideas.
Watch this space!

Tuesday 17 December 2013

Merry Christmas and a catch up.


 So Merry Christmas to you all!
Here's a bit of a catch up.....



  One of the big projects I worked on this year was a group of phonic fairy tale books with Make Believe Ideas.
The samples arrived a few weeks ago and here are some pics.
These will be available from January and I will put a link on here as soon as they are on sale.








 Make Believe Ideas also produced these lovely notebooks using some of my artworks too. I'm loving these.

  
Finally I found the exclusive Sainbury's version of my ABC book in store. You can't beat finding your products in the shops:-)

 

So, I have a few exciting projects in the pipeline for 2014, so far its set to be a busy year.

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic New year. x

Wednesday 11 September 2013

ABC book and reading books


Wow!!!What a summer its been.......

I got some new book samples through yesterday, its an alphabet book I did illustrations for with Make Believe Ideas.
It has all sorts of fancy flaps textures and sliders. I'm really pleased with it!!





 





 I also got some samples through of two reading books I illustrated with Denise Ryan Associates in Australia - Cuckoo Cuckoo and Coyote, A Trickster Tale. Getting the finished books is one of the best things about this job....... As well as doing what you love for a living......As well as being able to listen to the radio all day, and drink coffee, and eat chocolate.....and have a cat on your knee......and listen to audio books.........and I'm finally having a go at my own book.....you never know. *crosses fingers*




Monday 20 May 2013

Ah Haaaar Me Hearties!!!





Here is a personalised pirate book and matching items I have illustrated for Chronicle Books.
I loved this project.
You can order yours HERE and personalise it with a little ones name, town, pet name etc... Yay!!

Friday 22 February 2013

Cuckoo Cuckoo!



Hi there!
Its been too long since I last posted.

Here's a lovely job I did last summer with Denise Ryan & Associates, Melbourne, Australia. Who are lovely to work with.
This is a reading book that is being published by 
Teacher Created Materials of Huntington Beach, California.
Isn't it amazing how easily we work with people all around the world now? I don't want to sound old, but the 18yr old me would have been amazed!

I loved working on this, I love drawing birds and owls so this was a treat! My aim was to include as much colour and pattern as possible.
I hope you like it..... 

Friday 21 December 2012

New Books arrived!





Wow, Its been quite a year......

Sometimes time flies by so quick, its a lovely surprise when samples of books you have worked on turn up.
A lovely Christmas present arrived for me yesterday.
This set of lift the flap books that I illustrated for Make Believe Ideas.
I'm very excited that I can give a set to my niece on her first Christmas.
 

  


You can pre- order yours from Amazon now!

All that remains is to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2013! x


Monday 8 October 2012

Images 36


I'm very proud to have been chosen to feature in 
The AOI Images 36 book
I was unable to make the private view at Somerset House,
 so it was great to receive my copy this morning.
There are so many talented illustrators in the book. Yay :-)

Friday 21 September 2012

The BIG Blog Book Tour

Little Pickle Press have been doing an amazing job with the BIG Blog Book Tour. A few days ago it was my turn to be interviewed.
Thank you so much to Sherry Wachter