Illustrations for “The Little Book of Chickens” by Jessica Ford, published by HarperCollins publishers May 2025.

Client: HarperCollins

I worked closely with the lovely Hilary Kearney (aka Girl Next Door Honey) and the amazing HarperCollins team to illustrate the wonderful “Little Book of Bees - An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Lives of Bees”. There are approximately 70 individual illustrations in total depicting many bee species, bee-friendly flowers, honey, beekeeping equipment and more.

“A lovely, informative book of all things bee - from evolution and communication, to honey, beekeeping and saving the bees - all in a beautifully illustrated gift book.”

Published August 2019

Client: HarperCollins

Art Direction: Caitlin Doyle & Hilary Kearney

Illustrations for a book celebrating all things honey by Andrea Kirk Assaf.

Client: HarperCollins Publishers

Published April 2021

Since 2016 I have been honoured to be a consistent contributor to Atlanta, Georgia magazine: "31:81 - The Magazine of Jekyll Island".

I've had the pleasure of creating various native wildlife illustrations for the "Fauna" pages of the magazine.

View 31:81 online here

Client: 31-81 magazine

Art Direction: Katy Miller / Cristina Hazar / Tara McCarthy

I illustrated six variations on the classic scone for this lovely little book from the National Trust written by Sarah Clelland. The pocket-sized guide includes 50(!) scone recipes alongside information on many National Trust places to visit. 

My featured renditions include the classic jam and cream scone, chocolate "rocky road", summer fruit, savoury cheese, sweet honey and a very festive ‘mince pie’ scone.

Published April 2017

Client: Pavilion Books

I was thrilled to illustrate a third puzzle for UK small business Bloom Puzzles. This time the subject was enjoying a cosy baking day in a beautiful country-style English kitchen, with the centre piece being a traditional AGA oven. I drew on memories of baking with my mum throughout the years and included lots of nostalgic baking tools and fresh-out-of-the-oven homemade treats.

“Relax into the joy of an afternoon spent baking! Breathe in the smell of sugar and spices, taste the anticipation of a delicious treat still warm from the oven. The perfect puzzle for anyone who enjoys the Great British Bake Off or who just loves cake!”

Following the same formula as previous puzzles “The Potting Shed” and “The Beach Hut”, I illustrated each element separately in graphite and watercolour before later assembling the design digitally.

Client: Bloom Puzzles www.bloompuzzles.co.uk

Art Direction: Philippa Whittard

Completed July 2023

The second puzzle design created for small UK puzzle brand, Bloom Puzzles. This time the brief was to celebrate the Great British Seaside, and create a sunny seaside holiday in a puzzle! with a cosy beach hut as the centrepiece and vibrant colour palette.

We discussed what makes British beaches so iconic and memorable as well as the local plants and wildlife. I also drew on personal memories of time spent at the beach paddling, rock-pooling and beachcombing for inspiration.

Following the same formula as previous puzzle “The Potting Shed”, I illustrated each element separately in graphite and watercolour before later assembling the design digitally.

5% of sales goes to Marine Conservation Trust.

Client: Bloom Puzzles
www.bloompuzzles.co.uk

Art Direction: Philippa Whittard

Completed July 2022

I was commissioned by small British puzzle business, “Bloom Puzzles” to create a series of garden illustrations that evoke a warm summer's day spent pottering in an English country garden, enjoying the scents of the garden in full bloom and listening to the gentle buzz of the bees.

I illustrated each element individually before assembling a lively design centred around the garden shed. The contrast between larger objects like the garden gate and beehive to the smaller creepy crawlies hopefully makes for a fun and challenging puzzle with some surprises to be found along the way.

There was over 50 individual elements to illustrate, including a larger “potting shed” centrepiece illustration, lettering for the title and hand-drawn annotations for the flowers.

It even has its own Spotify playlist to help set the mood as you puzzle over the pieces.

5% of sales goes to Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

Client: Bloom Puzzles www.bloompuzzles.co.uk

Art Direction: Philippa Whittard

Completed July 2021

I teamed up with UK hairbrush brand Denman to create a special limited edition bumblebee-patterned Tangle-Tamer brush…it was so popular that the design was also used on the slim D3 brush…

These special brushes were sold online and in stores around the UK and raised funds for bee conservation charity: World Bee Project

Client: Denman, 2022

"THIS NEW D90L TANGLE TAMER ULTRA BEE BRUSH IS DEDICATED TO THE AMAZING WILD BEES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR PLANET. 

75% OF THE PLANTS THAT PRODUCE THE FOOD WE EAT DEPEND ON POLLINATION - CRUCIAL FOR OUR VERY SURVIVAL. YES, UN-BEE-LIEVABLY MANY WILD BEES ARE FACING EXTINCTION! 

FOR THIS REASON, DENMAN WANTED TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL HAIRBRUSH THAT COULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. WITH EVERY SALE OF THIS LIMITED-EDITION BEE PRINT TANGLE TAMER ULTRA, DENMAN WILL DONATE 5% OF THE SALE TO THE WORLD BEE PROJECT"

Natural history illustrations for a currently secret project, featuring extinct animals and plants.

Client:

Completed August 2019

A vibrant approach to scientific branding for bio-engineering company, Fluidigm. The bold colours reflect the colour themes within the existing branding, and the imagery illustrates both human and invasive cells at a microscopic level.

www.fluidigm.com

Client: Fluidigm Corporation

Art Direction: Peter Fickling, Madeleine Churchill & Meri Bozzini

A series of dairy cattle health and farming procedure illustrations, utilizing the brand's colour palette. Produced for advertising and educational purposes.

Client: Elanco Animal Health

A set of marketing and packaging images made for a proudly British, eco-friendly small business.

Client: Bloom Puzzles

March 2021

Fruity label illustrations for San Diego winery The California Fruit Wine Co. Their delicious wines are made from 100% all natural fruit wine using alternative fruits other than grapes. 

Client: The California Fruit Wine Co.

www.fruitcraft.com

Sleeping cat studies in various breeds and coat colours.

Self initiated, 2024 ongoing

Personal project exploring the beautiful world of Lepidoptera.

Work in progress 2024 ongoing.

The First Night of the Proms - July 2015

"The World's greatest music festival returns to the Royal Albert Hall with the first of 76 concerts."

Natural Histories Live: The Big Story - Dec 2015

"The special live event takes place in the great Hinze hall of the Natural History Museum and tells a uniquely Big Story of 100 million years' worth of natural history, from dinosaurs to people."

Client: Radio Times

A fascination with wild mushrooms has developed into a self-initiated project to illustrate my favourite species of fungi.

Work in progress 2023 onwards

I had the immense pleasure of working with the team behind new UK-based beauty brand, H2EAU London, to create a series of product labels for use across their Daily Rituals range.

All of H2EAU’s products are proudly free from microbeads, vegan friendly and against animal testing.

www.h2eaulondon.com

Client: Great British Beauty Brands (GBBB)

I was thrilled to design a tall tower of 30 individual characterful dinosaurs for Memories of Growing Up’s “Talltape” range. Each dino is unique and annotated with his/her scientific name.

“Talltape, the portable children’s height chart, helps you to keep an on-going record of your child’s height from birth all the way to adulthood. The perfect alternative to recording measurements on a wall or door, Talltape won’t get left behind or painted over – it just stays with you. As featured in the Daily Mail, New York Metro Parents and Baby London Magazine.“

The dino Talltape is available to buy here in my Etsy shop.

Client: Memories of Growing Up

For Stylist Magazine's June issue article "The Summer of Craft Beer" I provided my own take on some of the season's trendiest independently-brewed beers, as well as a summery, ultra-feminine opening page design. 

June 2016

Client: Stylist Magazine 

Logo illustration for LA-based pizza dough brand, "Passione Pizza", who produce organic pizza dough products with authentic 
Italian recipes. The vibrant logo depicts the hot flames of a wood-fired pizza oven with a sultry, yet confident feminine presence concealed within the flames as an optical illusion.

Client: Passione Pizza

www.passionebrands.com/passionepizza

Illustrated lettering for various editorial commissions.

A MICHELIN STAR GARDEN
Illustrated for Stylist magazine, alongside a selection of edible plant illustrations. Completed 2013.

WIRED
Completed for Wired magazine 2013. This lettering was inspired by my 2012 “Nested” font shown here via “new home” and “home sweet home”.

SUMMER EXHIBITION 2011
Completed 2011 for a competition.

Children's storybook illustration for the lovely "Angus and the Surprise" by Kelly McGill, which is the first in a series by Kelly entitled "Angus: Lord Snizort of Trotternish". The story follows Angus the border collie, his friends and their adventures in a huge Scottish castle.

Kelly approached me with her ideas for the series and I was captivated by her love of all things Scotland. I worked closely with Kelly to bring her wonderful characters and Scottish settings to life. This lovely story is now available to buy on Amazon. 

Published March 2018

Art direction: Kelly McGill