Understanding Metaphor: a project with King's College London

Understanding Metaphor: a project with King's College London

A set of 81 illustrations to go with an experiment the University had designed for working with young bilingual children (aged 3-6).   Each picture was part of a scenario and presented complex metaphorical concepts to both English and Polish-speaking children.
Tags: Children
A Wedding at Gisburne Park and a Love Map

A Wedding at Gisburne Park and a Love Map

A commission inspired by the beautiful countryside estate of Gisburne Park, Lancashire, UK.  The wedding breakfast celebrated the places the couple had travelled to together; the table plan was a love map of illustrations for each of those places whilst individual illustrations were the centrepieces for each table.
Floral Wedding Stationery for Elizabeth & Nicholas

Floral Wedding Stationery for Elizabeth & Nicholas

A decadent, colourful and rich wedding stationery suite for a couple wed in Essex, UK.  Following the wedding colour theme of ivory, marsala and gold, I painted a bold and beautiful bouquet of flowers which printed onto pearl oyster card; giving the final invites a luxurious and high-end feel.
A Butterfly Ball in North London

A Butterfly Ball in North London

My illustrated butterflies appeared on event visuals for a North London family fundraising event in aid of conservation; the Butterfly Ball.
Tags: Nature Print
Illustrations for the Forty Hall Estate Summer Brochure

Illustrations for the Forty Hall Estate Summer Brochure

My pink butterfly illustrations featured on the Forty Hall Estate Summer 2016 brochure, distributed widely across London and South East England.
Tags: Nature Print
A Beatrix Potter Watercolours Workshop

A Beatrix Potter Watercolours Workshop

A Beatrix Potter-themed workshop to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth.  Six participants joined me to explore the work of the famous illustrator and create their very own characters.

For the Love of the Theatre...

For the Love of the Theatre...

A theatre-inspired wedding stationery commission for a couple who enjoyed musicals and shows together, the world over.  Each of the tables at their wedding breakfast were named after a theatre or opera house they had visited together so I created illustrations for each of these....very cute indeed!
A Circus-Inspired Nursery Print

A Circus-Inspired Nursery Print

A colourful circus-inspired artwork for a little girl's nursery, commissioned by her aunt.  All hand-drawn and painted using watercolours, the final artwork is digitally enhanced to bring out colours.
Wedding Invitation & RSVP Card for Alice & David

Wedding Invitation & RSVP Card for Alice & David

Recently I had the pleasure of designing a wedding invitation and RSVP card for Alice and David, married in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The final design followed the couple's yellow and brown theme for the day and we opted for a traditional font that was easy to read and formal.

A Floral Wedding Stationery Commission

A Floral Wedding Stationery Commission

A full suite of wedding stationery for a couple wed in Northumberland.  The pastel colour scheme was carried throughout all the designs and helped to inform key decisions about the day itself, including choice of flowers.
Autumn Colours: a Watercolours Workshop

Autumn Colours: a Watercolours Workshop

A weekend painting workshop, inspired by the natural beauty of Forty Hall Estate.  Together we explored rich autumn colours and painted small studies of fallen autumn leaves and conkers.
A Kooky Wedding Commission

A Kooky Wedding Commission

A quirky wedding stationery commission for a couple married in Tenby, Wales.  Inspired the bride's profession in special effects make-up the final design displayed a pair of anatomical hearts.
Tags: Weddings