Life's An Itch

I was contacted last year to create a piece of artwork based on psoriasis, an unusual and quite tricky brief in some respects as the idea was to get across the itch but apart from that the brief was very open. I decided to communicate the itchiness of Psoriasis by through my main inspiration of nature, turning my character into a sort of human cactus, surrounded by bees and hummingbirds that were constantly poking and stinging her. You can see other artists work for Life's an Itch website live.

I was also interviewed about my work by National Psoriasis Foundation (USA)‏ and the results are here.

Barons Charter Design to celebrate the Magna Carter

 I recently submitted a design for the Barons Charter to celebrate 800 years since the Magna Carter. There are going to be lots of baron sculptures decorated by artists dotted all round Lincoln to celebrate. My design idea is a healthy eating baron humorously titled Baron Von Munchies who is wearing a variety of brightly coloured fruit and vegetables, milk, cheese and other healthy foods. 

Health Illustrations for Top Sante Magazine

I was pleased to be asked back to create another 2 illustrations for October’s issue of Top Sante magazine. They are to accompany an article on the health questions every women should ask. I wanted to keep a positive feel to the illustrations by using bright colours and uplifting imagery, although I did need to include 1 or 2 medical items for pills and blood pressure. To make it clear what all the issues were, I was asked to add type which I really enjoyed making by hand (and think are pretty successful even though I do say so myself!). Hopefully I'll be able to do more handmade type soon. The magazine is out now.

Top Sante Magazine Illustrations

I was asked to create not one but two illustrations for this month’s Top Sante Magazine. The illustrations accompany an article entitled “New Year, No Fear” about gaining self confidence and self belief. The first image focuses on chucking out all the negative feelings, whilst the second is about taking a leap of faith. It felt like the perfect brief for my style! Here are the illustrations and an initial sketch too.