I am an award-winning illustrator with just over 50 books published. My client list (full list below) includes publishers such as Usborne, Little Tiger and Futa Fata. My childlike sense of wonder makes it a joy to create books for young readers. 

Building believable worlds and emotional characters is what really drives me and I love exploring human behaviour and interpersonal relationships to make my characters more relatable. I use bright and playful palettes which invite children to step inside my small colourful worlds where I hope they can connect with my characters and through this, help them to express empathy and kindness.

As an artist, I believe it is so important to play and explore without worrying about the outcome. I experiment with many mediums and create handmade textures and patterns using paint, pencils, tea, ink and anything that makes a nice mark. It is often through this play that an idea sparks.

I am fascinated in finding stories in the simple, everyday moments. They don’t need to be epic. They can spawn from something as simple as finding a special shell on the beach, making a connection with a stray kitten or getting caught in a summer shower while cycling home from school.

Children can be brutally honest at the best of times so when I see an excited child finding joy from my pictures, it reminds me of how lucky I am to be so closely connected to the best kind of audience.