About me

Whimsical characters and adventure is my inspiration, and I really enjoy creating surface patterns and illustrations for wall art and greetings cards. I've illustrated a children's book "Ned's Grand Quest" and am looking to self publish my own children's book in the near future. From working in the print industry(laying out books for print) I gained a great deal of knowledge in this field and can apply this to my artwork.

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Projects

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  Australia surface patternFabric suppliers Splashings of Fabric required an Australian surface pattern to help raise funds for the fires in Australia
• Farm Animals Surface PatternPop Clothing required another vibrant print for their childrens clothes, this time to include some cute farm animals.
• Spring Rainbow bunniesAustralian based Dream a little Creations are all about colour and fun. This Spring time print conjures all the vibrancy of spring
• Halloween Animals Surface PatternA bunch of animals trick or treating through the woods for this magical pattern for children's clothing
• Superheroes Surface PatternA vibrant pattern meant to inspire a positive mental health image for children.
• RainbowsaursM2m Fabrics required a fun vibrant unisex print to include rainbows and dinosaurs

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Work history

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Illustrator & Graphic DesignerBear and Goose Designs
Jun 2018Plymouth, United KingdomFreelance
During my maternity leave I began creating a series of colourful illustrations for nurseries and children’s bedrooms using Adobe Illustrator, which I sold as prints in my Etsy shop. Through my Instagram following I began creating everything from logo designs to surface patterns and custom illustrations and greeting cards for a range of small businesses. In May this year I illustrated my first childrens’ book and really enjoy the wide variety of design projects that I’m currently involved in.
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Graphic DesignerDeltor
Apr 2016 - Feb 2018Saltash, United KingdomFull Time
I began at Deltor by redesigning their logo and branding, I then went on to overhaul the company website and redesign their marketing materials to tie in with the new branding. I also designed graphics and competitions for the Facebook page. Design work day to day for Deltor’s clients included clothing catalogues, prospectuses, menus, brochures, university mailouts, calendars, large scale signage and vehicle decals. Working at Deltor improved my skills using Adobe Indesign and Illustrator as well as learning the print software client Apogee. I managed some digital jobs from initial design ideas through to laying out the print ready artwork and operating the Ricoh and Anapurna, digital and wide format printers.

Skills

• Print Design
• Abobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Sketching
• Website Creation
• Surface Pattern
• Illustration
• Social Media
• Graphic Design

Education

Business AdministrationUniversity of Plymouth
Oct 2007Plymouth, United Kingdom
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