About me
Hiya! I'm a freelance illustrator based in Sheffield with an interest in Japanese culture, zines and representing various social issues. I've just completed my BA(Hons) Illustration degree at Sheffield Institute of the Arts, graduating in 2020. Open for commissions and collaborations.
Projects
- Onna Wo Suteru'Onna Wo Suteru' in Japan, is the social construct on 'giving up on being a woman', which puts pressure on Japanese women to look a certain way. I used this modern Japanese construct and combined it with the traditional concept of how women are negatively portrayed in Japanese folklore to create a scroll and narrative playing on these perceptions. The narrative follows a Japanese woman climbing up a mountain, with characters trying to prevent her from doing so, as this is something women in Japa
- SoulmuttsSoulmutts is a hypothetical campaign for an animal rescue charity as part of a final year university project to promote the adoption of rescue dogs. For this project my intention was to take a light-hearted and comedic approach as opposed to the sombre tones usually used in animal rescue campaigns to make the audience engage more with the content without using distressing imagery. It consists of 3 fictional dating profiles for dogs to find their perfect owner, and written as if the dog wrote the
- A Troll's Tale‘A Troll’s Tale’ is a narrative I was given to illustrate about a misunderstood troll who is judged negatively for its appearance. The main selling point of the book is that the main character of the ‘hero’ is customisable in order to be more inclusive and minority ethinic children to experience representation of themselves growing up. I chose to use a muted colour palette with subtle pops of colour to make the spreads cohesive and used analogue methods to create texture to enchance the troll’s
- Jyabu-chanThis project explores the influences mascots can have as a force for good in Japanese culture. I designed a mascot against whaling in Japan by creating an array of character iterations. The success of a mascot is determined by how the public repsonds so I made a focus group which allowed me to see which design had the best response. Jyabu-chan is the result of this character design based research.
- For Sunshine.‘For Sunshine’ is a risograph zine created in response to a zine design brief titled ‘It’s All About You’. This zine is inspired by a trip to Tokyo, documenting the places we went, the things we experienced and the interesting characters we encountered. The main focus of the publication was character design and it’s aim was to act as one issue of a potential illustrated travel series.
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Projects credited in
- Sheffield Hallam University, BA (Hons) IllustrationThis course blends traditional skills of illustration with new developments in the field, ranging from printmaking and children’s publishing through to virtual reality and animated illustration. Students are encouraged to: Experiment with a variety of techniques and materials. Master the essential traditional, new and technological skills for a successful career. Work with tutors who are practicing illustrators who bring to the course their experience and networks. Engage with a variety of illu14
Skills
- Animation
- Zine Design
- Risograph Printing
- Digital Drawing
- Video Editing
- Organisation
- Time Management
- Teamworking
Education
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Illustration BA (hons) Sheffield Institute of Arts
- Sheffield, United Kingdom