Migration, Free as a Bird
International Centre for the Picture Book in Society (ICPBS). BIBIANA, the International House of Art for Children in Bratislava, Slovakia
Part of an exhibition to draw attention to the plight of thousands of children and their families who are, as a result of oppressive regimes, violence or poverty, forced to migrate to safer places in the world.
Wind in the Willows
Published by Usborne Children's Books
AOI Gold Award Winner, Images 36. Written by Kenneth Grahame, I tried to visualise moments of quiet tension and dramatic action from the story. My ambition was to try to capture some of the atmosphere, humour and the sense of place in Grahame's world, combining a partly realistic and partly stylised body of work.
Harrods Candy Factory
Harrods of London
Christmas Food Hall, Point of Sale and Packaging illustration. My design for the Christmas Candy Factory illustration was loosely based on the shape of the Harrods building itself. I wanted to bring the building to life, so I decided to characterise the factory as a giant Christmas robot. Other bespoke designs for the range included giant Gingerbread men, Christmas Tree packaging and a Father Christmas shaped wobble tin.
Who?
Spider Magazine, U.S
Illustration for a Children's magazine. 'Who?', written by Amy Imbody. Who is it walking down in the wood? (snap of a twig, crackle of leaves). The cat in my lap perks up his ears, and turns his head to see if he sees the flick of a tail, a hoof, a paw, twitch of a whisker, feathery wing...
Book Cover Illustrations
Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry, The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems, Stories for Five Year Olds.
Oxford University Press and Kingfisher Publishing.