Here’s something a little bit different… I was asked by BBC Wildlife Magazine to create a James Bond themed illustration. The author Ian Fleming was greatly inspired by nature, so I was asked to work with negative space and iconic Bond imagery, alongside animals, birds and insects.
Branding & Packaging: Bettys Christmas Campaign
I was absolutely thrilled to work on the Christmas 2024 packaging for the classic Yorkshire-based brand, Bettys.
Known for their craft bakery and beautiful tea rooms, the team at Bettys asked me to create illustrations for their Christmas range; including mince pies, Christmas puddings, gift bags and even an apron design.
As part of research for the project, I was invited to visit Bettys bakery and their Harrogate tea room. I got to meet the lovely team and sneak a peek behind the scenes, watching the talented bakers hard at work. The highlight was definitely getting to sample lots of their delicious baked goods and chocolates!
I thoroughly enjoyed creating the seasonal patterned frames, featuring lots of ingredients from their recipes, alongside the bakery itself.
Photos courtesy of Bettys and @wearepowerhousestudios. With thanks as always to my wonderful agents @theartworks_inc @mendolaartists.
Book Cover: Wicked
A year or so ago, I was thrilled to be asked by a publisher to create a new cover for Gregory Maguire’s classic, Wicked, to coincide with the film release. Unfortunately the publisher stuck with the previous cover, but I had a lot of fun working on the cover design and some patterned endpapapers.
Book Cover: The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes
New cover illustration for the charmingly haunted The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes by Laura McLoughlin, published by Bonnier Books.
I loved stepping into the enchanting world of this book, and working on the small details for this cover. Design by Jenny Richards at Bonnier. Thanks to @theartworks_inc
Book Cover Illustration: The Heir of Venus
I’m excited to share some cover illustrations that I worked on with Hannah Wood, art director at Little, Brown for Laura Shepperson’s new book The Heir of Venus!
The brief morphed from a snake to a lion in the course of the commission, and I had a great time drawing both, alongside Venus’portrait. Design and background by Hannah.
Book Cover Characters: Mary Poppins
Here are some Mary Poppins characters I illustrated for HarperCollins’ reissued versions of the classic children’s series.
The covers were designed by the lovely Hannah Marshall at HarperCollins - I was commissioned to create silhouettes of the iconic character. These were then framed by Hannah using Shutterstock illustrations around each cover. Thanks as always to my agents at The Artworks!
Book Cover: Pride, Prejudice & Poison
Here’s a book cover commissioned by Harlequin Books for a Jane Austen-themed cozy crime series.
Book Cover Designs: Harlequin Books
I thought I’d share a really fun book cover series that I worked on for Harlequin Books; Molly MacRae’s The Highland Bookshop Mystery Series.
The series is set in a bookshop in the idyllic (but rather dangerous!) Scottish town of Inversgail. I’ve loved reading these cosy crime novels and trying to bring something new to the composition for each cover. A big thanks to Art Director Tara Scarcello and to my US agents Mendola Artists.
Branding: Cornish Orchards Interview
My lovely agents The Artworks have a brand new website and to coincide, they've made a film on each of us, highlighting some of our favourite projects 🎬
Here's mine, where I'm discussing the Cider packaging I illustrated for Cornish Orchards and my process. I was commissioned by the fantastic Outlaw Collective and worked on this pre and mid pandemic. I'm talking very fast to fit everything in to under one minute!
Design and art direction by Outlaw, photography by Tom Skipp. Thank you to Jack at The Artworks for putting the interview and my illustrations and sketches together!
You can check out the new website here: https://lnkd.in/e4efWvN4
Branding: Curl Book & Coffee Shop
Here’s a lovely project I worked on earlier this year; branding for Curl Coffee and book shop in the Badaro neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon.
I was commissioned by founder and owner, Nisrine, to try to capture the beautiful exterior, interior and clientele of the shop. Working with architectural and design plans, I was thrilled to create the artwork and watch as the shop came together in real time.
Photo @curlcoffee
Photo @curlcoffee
Photo @curlcoffee
Photo @curlcoffee
My illustrations were used as a mural inside, on POS branding and on various products available in the store.
Every small detail was so carefully thought through by Nisrine, including the community ‘take a book, leave a book’ library, hanging from the tree outside. I particularly enjoyed illustrating Nisrine’s two wonderful dogs!
Photo @curlcoffee
I really hope to visit Beirut and the shop on my travels in the near future! Thanks to Nisrine and my agents at The Artworks.