I wrote and illustrated a children's book called You Belong With Us which centres around a lonely tiger who and feels as though he doesn’t belong anywhere (an allegory for children who feel ostracised from a group), so he goes on an adventure through the forest and finds a whole range of animals who relate to different aspects of him. By the end, he realises that he doesn’t have to belong to just one group because he belongs wherever he is.
I noticed a lack of contemporary retellings of folktales from my home county, Northumberland so I wanted to create four sets of wordless triptychs that would tell these forgotten stories in a fun, captivating way to appeal to younger ages. This is a selection of my illustrations from The Lambton Worm, The Queen of Elphame and The Redcaps.
This is a series of hand-built and hand-painted earthenware ceramic plates, inspired by my depictions of Northumbrian folktales.
I set about painting landscapes throughout the seasons, documenting the changes from winter to summer, experimenting with layers of gouache to portray different temperatures.
In the midst of lockdown, I wanted to celebrate the joys of eating out so I asked people to send me pictures and memories of their favourite meals. I really enjoyed the project as it involved collaboration and sharing stories and memories.
