About me

After studying Fine Art in Bournemouth, I moved to Brighton to work as a Children's Book Illustrator. I like to work in traditional medium but I also sometimes work digitally. My style is witty and bright.

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Projects

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  I Paint Purple (copyright Lilla Rogers)The children's book I Paint Purple by Lilla Rogers. Cover design, character sheet and double page spread.
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  A Midsummer Night's Dream Sensory StoryCommission: To illustrate Shakespeare's famous play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, in order to create an autism-friendly sensory story. I used gouache, watercolour, watercolour pencil, ink and rendered using Photoshop.
• Shaketember 2020Selected works from the Shaketember prompt list this year. Space race Underground Fruity Horoscopes Fairground Matching outfits
• The Festival of Football PosterI designed this poster for the Festival of Football, using the colour scheme of their logo.
• Waking Day CurriculumThis job was for a Specialist Needs College where the learners have different educational needs. Lots of the learners rely on alternative communication systems and have sensory and social differences. The brief was to create five illustrations for a pamphlet describing the Waking Day Curriculum at a special needs college. The images needed to be educational for the workers to not only illustrate examples of how the WDC can be applied during out-of-college hours but also inspire them to promote
• Selected FabricsA selection of fabrics that I have designed to sell on a custom-print website.

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Projects credited in

• The Festival of Football (FoF)A non-profit month-long festival of events dedicated to celebrating and increasing participation in professional and grassroots football for women and non-binary people. With the Fifa Women’s World Cup at the centre of its raising profile, this summer offers a crucial opportunity to alter the perception of the women’s game, which is still too often underestimated by traditional assumptions and mainstream representations. https://www.thefestivaloffootball.com/ Note: I did not help in setting up

Work history

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IllustratorSt. John's College, Brighton
Sep 2018Brighton, United KingdomFreelance
Designing and creating various sensory stories for young autistic adults.
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IllustratorRoseG Illustration
Jul 2016Brighton, United KingdomFreelance
Creating and designing illustrations and patterns to sell through websites, both drawing by hand and digitally.

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Skills

• Illustration
• Digital Illustration
• Watercolour
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Book Illustrations
• Portrait Artist
• Poster Art
• Poster Design
• Children’s Books

Education

BA(Hons) Fine ArtArts University Bournemouth
Sep 2012 - May 2015Bournemouth, United Kingdom
During this time I honed my skills painting and presenting various artworks. I was interested mostly in the relationship we currently hold with the natural world within urban and densely populated areas. I learned skills in painting, digital work, sculpture and using cement.

Awards

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Art ScholarshipKing Edward VI School, Southampton
Moving into VI Form I was awarded the Art Scholarship for outstanding work at GSCE.