About me
Last year I graduated from the University of Dundee with an honours degree in illustration and have since been working as a freelance illustrator based in Stirling. My preferred media to use is water based inks and coloured pencil combined and I am an experienced silkscreen printer. I have developed a playful style when creating work, almost always using colour and experimenting with texture. My favourite subject to draw is animals, from tortoises to birds to giraffes I love to draw animals, capturing almost human expressions on their little faces. This perhaps encouraged me to create a children's picture book when I was at university.
Commission wise I am willing to draw whatever is thrown at me. So far I have created cards for birthdays, change of address, invitations etc, hand painted signs for weddings, illustrations to go on top of cakes, pet portraits and logos, one recently for a rugby team in London. There is no limit to what I will try when it comes to my illustration, I love a challenge.
I am a fun, enthusiastic young woman who relates well to people. I am also a perfectionist when it comes to my work, never happy until I achieve perfection, always dedicated to the task at hand.
More samples of my work can been seen on my blog at *.
Skills
At university I learnt various printmaking skills including Silkcreen, Lithography, Etching, Lino and Mono printing. I specialised in silkscreen printing, often making my separations by hand by either painting toner onto drafting film or drawing with pencil and pens to create different textures and effects rather than the usual block of colour resulted from traditional screen printing. However I am experienced in all aspects of screen printing using photo emulsion, exposure units and vacuum print beds., Outside of the print studio my preferred medium is water based inks and coloured pencil, drawing by hard is definitely my strong point., I am confident in various computer programmes including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Awards
BA (Hons) Illustration 2.2