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New York map

Illustrated map of New York city.

You can buy this map as a high quality fine art Giclée in my shop here

Draw Happy: Easy prompts to find joy through creativity

My debut illustrated book,
Draw Happy is a creative toolbox
with over 100 simple and inspiring
prompts and projects that require
nothing more than a pen or pencil.
Designed to help you play and explore through drawing. It teaches some foundations in drawing techniques, how to develop your drawing skills from observation and imagination, and the joy of using the everyday and the ordinary as a tool for creative inspiration. It is a space to create and experiment without the pressure of the blank page!

Huckleberry Letterpress Co.

A collection of Letterpress colouring in greeting cards. The woodland scene greeting card is also licensed for Paper Source nationwide in the United States.

Right to Strike!

I wanted to do a piece to support all the workers currently striking, which in the UK is quite widespread. Our Government has destroyed so many public sectors and now they are trying to take away our right to strike and protest! As the wonderful Caroline Lucas called it “It’s anti-union. It’s anti-worker. It’s anti-fair pay. It’s anti-democracy.”

Famous Faces

An illustrated personal project looking at famous people in various industries that I find inspiring and generally awesome.

Wembley Park

Illustrations based on the theme of a ‘Winter’s Wander’ for the iconic Spanish Steps which are located on Wembley Park Boulevard, in the heart of the park, just outside the National Stadium, a really dreamy project!

Main photograph of the stadium by Chris Winter

Good Mourning podcast

35 Illustrated affirmation cards for grief and loss designed to support people as they navigate their grief.

Map of Jersey, Channel Isands

Illustrated map of Jersey, Channel islands.

You can buy this map as a high quality fine art Giclée in my shop here

Spots and Stripes

Exploring spots and stripes through beautiful birds. Using a variety of materials, including watercolours, pens and charcoals.

Brighton and Hove map

Illustrated map of my home city Brighton and Hove, full to the brim of local landmarks and legends.

Lilette Ebrahimkhan

Illustrated map, various patterns and spot illustration’s for Lilette Ebrahimkhan’s latest book on Mauritian cooking.

Cool kids in the queue

Paper mache

One of my all-time favourite animals to draw, so I decided to make a paper mache 3D version. Using acrylic paints and wax pastels.

Quarto / Ivy Kids

Featuring 12 cities from around the world, this is my second search-and-find book working again with Quarto publishing. Each cityscape depicts what life is like in the city, detailing famous landmarks, cultural references, fashion and food amongst others, with lots of things to spot and learn about.

Available in all good book shops and of course Amazon.

Local shop front

An observational drawing of my local butchers. I love drawing a shop front, such great owners to illustrate too!

Self-portrait

A new self-portrait, though she has a lot more volume in her hair!

Camino de Santiago

An illustration based on my Camino family, the wonderful people I met whilst walking the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile walk across Spain. Starting in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in southern France, over the Pyrenees, across the north of Spain to Santiago de Compostela. The whole walk took me 34 days with just a backpack and a love of adventure, an incredible experience!

Silkroad Inflight magazine / Cedar

Illustrated map for Silkroad inflight magazine for Cathay Dragon for a story based on the music scene in South Korea, know as K-POP.

Drusillas Park

Illustrated map for Drusillas Park, a small 10-acre zoo in East Sussex.

Paper mache

Paper mache versions of my dachshund Wesley and his mate Errol.

Courier magazine

Illustrated map of Lagos for Courier magazine.

Ferment Magazine

Collection of wonderful pubs for an article on London’s resurrected locals.

Huckleberry Letterpress Co.

A first in a mini series of Letterpress cards with Brooklyn base company.

Fashion folk

A personal project observing the fashionable folk of London and further afield.

Paper mache

Having fun with paper mache and mark making. I love working in 3D and incorporating found materials; I’ve used some discarded bamboo twigs as tucks for this chap.

National Geographic Traveller

Each month I illustrate the 'In the City' feature. This map is of Austin, Texas, for an article discussing the great BBQ food, jazz nights and sticky floored pubs.

Cog Design

An illustration for Cog Design based on Korea's Tacit Group performance at The Coronet Theatre. Tacit are an audiovisual performance collective who create sound through mathematical coding and computer programming.

Gamely

Illustration for a fun game to spark conversation.

Memories of Tokyo

An illustration taken from my sketchbook and memories of Tokyo when I visited Japan. I recently gave a talk for PechaKucha about my travels and the journey I took with this illustration.

National Geographic Traveller

Illustrated map depicting a literary walking tour of Hampstead, London.

Street style

Ladies of London street style.

Personal Project

Playing with mark making and painting.

Paper mache

Having fun with more paper mache with a dotty guinea fowl.

Visit England

Illustrated literary map of England.

Les Senteurs / Orange Square

Shop front illustration and perfume bottle pattern used for website and various pieces of collateral for London's oldest independent perfumery in Belgravia.

Map of London

Illustrated map of London. Collaboration with Tonwen Jones.

You can buy this map as a high quality fine art Giclée in my shop here

Pfizer / Graphite digital

The Sixteen choir

Various historic characters illustrated for The Sixteen choir, London

Wall Street Journal

Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour map, celebrating 50's years since the the Summer of Love.

Gamely

Illustration of 4 characters depicting shifty, suspicious and silly faces, for Gamely’s new board game The Pretenders.

A fun game to play and awesome clients to work with.

British High Streets

A personal project observing my local high street.

Ivy Press & Thames and Hudson

Where’s Will? Find Shakespeare hidden in his plays.

Spot Will Shakespeare and a selection of colourful characters from ten of his best-loved plays!

Out Now! Order from Amazon here

Distributed Worldwide by Thames and Hudson.

Personal Project

Ships in the Night

You can buy this Giclée print from my shop here

Visit Britain & Warner Brothers

Illustrated map featuring Arthurian locations across Britain, highlighting destinations seen in Warner Brothers film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Bosch

Illustration used for The Bosch Athlet cordless vacuum cleaner video aired on their UK YouTube channel. I worked on a further three which will be out later this year.

Commissioned by F*Great

Glyndebourne

Illustrated map used for Glyndebourne's 2016 Opera Annual and promotional material.

A Year In My Life

A Year In My Life published by Ivy Press and Quarto Books. A creative journal for each day of the year.

Boundless magazine / Immediate Media

Illustrated map of California for Boundless magazine.

Pooches and furry felines

A collection of my favourite pooches and furry felines

South East London map

National Geographic Traveller

Each month I illustrate the 'In the City' feature. This map is of Beijing in China.

Bosch

Illustration used for The Bosch Assist video's aired on their UK YouTube channel.

Commissioned by F*Great

Time Out & Visit England

Map of England for a 24-page pull-out guide on English city and countryside breaks.

Personal Project

Kerala folk

A collage of people I met whilst travelling around India.

Championship Beards

A collection of characters from the Championship Beards festival.

 

Friciti Sarl

Map of Paris used for a hotel city guide.

QU:ID Publishing & Quarto

Book presentation on the history of chairs.

National Geographic Traveller

Each month I illustrate the 'In the City' feature. This map is of one of my favourite cities Kathmandu, Nepal. I had the pleasure of spending a month there a couple of years ago, a magical place!

Ocado Map

Map of regional produce of England sold online with Ocado.

National Geographic Traveller

Each month I illustrate the 'In the City' feature. This map is of La Paz in Bolivia, now on my top list of cities to visit!

New York map

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Draw Happy: Easy prompts to find joy through creativity

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Huckleberry Letterpress Co.

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Right to Strike!

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Famous Faces

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Wembley Park

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Good Mourning podcast

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Map of Jersey, Channel Isands

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Spots and Stripes

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Brighton and Hove map

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Lilette Ebrahimkhan

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Cool kids in the queue

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Paper mache

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Quarto / Ivy Kids

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Local shop front

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Self-portrait

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Camino de Santiago

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Silkroad Inflight magazine / Cedar

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Drusillas Park

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Paper mache

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Courier magazine

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Ferment Magazine

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Huckleberry Letterpress Co.

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Fashion folk

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Paper mache

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National Geographic Traveller

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Cog Design

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Gamely

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Memories of Tokyo

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National Geographic Traveller

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Street style

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Personal Project

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Paper mache

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Visit England

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Les Senteurs / Orange Square

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Map of London

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Pfizer / Graphite digital

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The Sixteen choir

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Wall Street Journal

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Gamely

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British High Streets

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Ivy Press & Thames and Hudson

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Personal Project

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Visit Britain & Warner Brothers

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Bosch

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Glyndebourne

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A Year In My Life

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Boundless magazine / Immediate Media

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Pooches and furry felines

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South East London map

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National Geographic Traveller

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Time Out & Visit England

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Personal Project

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Championship Beards

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Friciti Sarl

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QU:ID Publishing & Quarto

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National Geographic Traveller

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Ocado Map

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National Geographic Traveller

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