About me

Hello! I'm Rosie, a Freelance Illustrator & Maker based in Northampton, UK. I create work that's bright, playful, and celebrates the joys of the everyday.

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Projects

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  Moonhood MagazineA piece for Moonhood Magazine illustrating the remnants of a breakup. Accompanying text written by Dilshana Naureen.
• ZEIT LEO Magazine 2021Editorial piece for ZEIT LEO Magazine, illustrating an interview about life working in a near-natural forest in Northern Germany
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  Still Here Still LifeIllustrations created in response to the weekly still life prompts organised by Tess Smith Roberts & Zena Kay for the project Still Here Still Life.
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  Core CallsOver a month long period, myself and three fellow creatives operated a community phoneline to offer vital social support to those who needed it most during lockdown. From these conversations and those I collated from a wider demographic, I created a series of works documenting the experiences, feelings, and hopes for the future that each individual shared. The aim was to create a platform for their stories as well as a record of this unprecedented moment in time.
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  Everpress Holiday CollectionIn 2020, Everpress invited me to design a limited edition tee for their Holiday Collection. The campaign focused on a more sustainable way to shop for the festive season and aimed to offer an alternative to high street fast fashion. View the collection here: https://everpress.com/holiday-collection
• Digital DiwaliEditorial spot illustration for The Happy 'Hood zine to accompany an article about Northampton's digital Diwali celebrations in 2020.

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Projects credited in

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  Holiday Collection 2020We believe in promoting a better way to shop and working towards a sustainable future for fashion, so we asked some of our creators to take part in our first ever Holiday Collection, offering a chance to our buyers to choose a gift they were proud of. It’s never been more important to support independent creators over something rushed from your traditional, cookie-cutter High Street brands.⁠ https://everpress.com/holiday-collection

Work history

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IllustratorRuza May
Jul 2019United KingdomFreelance
Commissions: - The Forest, editorial illustration for ZEIT LEO Magazine, 2021 - Better Together and Show Time, murals for The Core Theatre, 2021 - Digital Diwali, spot illustration for The Happy 'Hood, 2021 - E-scooters: The Green Alternative, spot illustration for The Happy 'Hood Zine, 2021 - A Good Trip Around, tee design for Holiday Everpress, 2020 - Prop Designer for the feature film A Fluorescent Sky, 2020 - Core Calls, Associate Artist at The Core Theatre, 2020 - Ways To Be Cheerful, spot illustration for the article written by Felicia Jones, The Happy 'Hood Zine, Issue 10, 2020 - A Brief History of 78 Derngate, comic for The Happy 'Hood Zine, Issue 9, 2020 Exhibitions & Events: - Psst Print and Record Fair, Big Shop Friday, 2020 - On Point, Surface Gallery, 2020 - We Are All Artists, MK Gallery, 2019- 2020 - Stories From Yesterday, Winchester School of Art, 2019 - Other Forms, Protein Studios, 2019
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Studio AssistantSam Wadsworth/ Newfoundland
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020Northampton, United KingdomInternship

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Skills

• Abobe Illustrator
• Illustration
• Adobe Photoshop
• Basic Indesign
• Acrylic Painting
• Mural Art
• Gallery Administration
• Gallery Invigilation
• Social Media Marketing

Education

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BA (Hons) Graphic ArtsWinchester School of Art, University of Southampton
Sep 2016 - Aug 2019Winchester SO23 8TJ, UK