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An orange squirrel and black crow race along the top of a hedge with yellow fields on either side. Hills and clouds are in the background.

"Reading is Magic". A child is reading a book in bed, book characters burst from the book and fly up into the air in bright yellow swirls.

Schoolgirl striding confidently surrounded by bursts of rainbow and flying creatures and plants

A boy standing with his cow, looking down at a busy marketplace

A seated woman weeping, with a small boy standing nearby with head lowered

A boy climbs a huge plant which grows up into the night sky

A small boy looks up at a gigantic creature covered in plants, which looks back at him

Vignettes of girl doing quiet activities at home

Possum peering through a window at a sleeping girl in bed

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Absolutely thrilled to learn that my entry has been shortlisted for the inaugural Paper Bird Illustration Exhibition and Thames & Hudson Illustration Award! 🎉

The theme for 2026 theme is "flight", and there will be an online exhibiti

Updating the portfolio and revisiting some old friends. WIP 💛

#oldfriends #illustration #picturebookillustration #wip #gouache

I can't quite believe it, but somehow I have been selected as a winner of the 2026 Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition. 😳
I am in shock.
It was an absolute dream come true to be selected as a finalist last week, but a winner??! My