Hello, I’m Emma, a freelance illustrator in London. I make drawings, patterns and paper constructions to communicate ideas and stories in an accessible way.
My quirky characters and distinctive colours have attracted an exciting range of, often returning, clients. Amongst others in the last year, I have illustrated the cult Netflix series “Grace & Frankie”’s first tie-in book, a London council’s events advertising and the package label for an indie wine merchant’s foray into excellent small-run gin making.
In my 2D work I make ink drawings often with a muted candy colour palette inspired by vintage fashion. In my 3D work I craft objects and dioramas from paper. Themes of mythology, humour, womanhood and memory often pop up in my work and I’m inspired by the meeting of natural and urban environments around me. I’m curious, flexible, experienced at meeting tight editorial deadlines and can deal sensitively with tricky subjects. My illustrations have appeared in all kinds of settings from books, through beer cans, to heritage signage.
I grew up by the sea in Devon and now live in east London with a large flock of imaginary animals, who often sneak into my work and a real dog who often sneaks into my kitchen.
Clients include: BBC, Octopus Books, Girl Friday Productions, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Netflix, Flashpoint Books for Skydance TV, Chemist + Druggist magazine, The Guardian, Construction Manager magazine, KPMG, Time Out magazine, Meringue Girls, Nestle, Shapeshifter Productions, RCA, Old Tat Magazine, Symonds Cider, The Observer Food Monthly, Famous Grouse.
Projects
- Mile Long Street Party for London Borough of Waltham ForestIllustrations for marketing of Waltham Forest council's summer events programme across posters, public realm banners and wraps, print brochures, web and social media. I designed the illustrations to work in sections which could fit together in different ways depending on the layout.
- #BAGSIE#BAGSIE is a collaborative project curated by Soapbox & Sons, art directed by Emma Taylor of Creative Advice Network and photographed by Jonathan Knowles. In February, ten illustrators and artists were chosen to take part. We each made a self portrait on a paper bag exposing some internal element of ourselves. These were slipped over our heads for a photo shoot in May. The results will be unveiled later this year in an exhibition. My #BAGSIE was a sparrows head constructed from paper bursti
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Projects credited in
- Kollektiv Interview PublishingWebsite Founder and Administrator, Artist Liaison, Artist Journalist Since 2014 I have published over 197 picture interviews on Kollekitv Gallery. I ask 10 questions and artists respond visually. This method of networking and publicity compliments my curatorial relationship with artists, a way for artists to develop their visual practice as well as have an online item to share on their website.
Work history
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Skills
- Drawing
- Digital
- Corporate
- Typography
- Design
- Editorial
- Illustration
- Pen Ink
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Visual Art
- Paper Engineering
- Paper Cutting