I will be attending the SCBWI 48th Annual Summer Conference in LA for the first time, next month! This is a major annual conference for children’s book illustrators, authors, publishers and agents. My children’s illustration portfolio will on display in
Hand Lettering
Hand lettering and particularly brush lettering, is such a trend at the moment (and has been for a little while now) that I am really glad I started paying attention and spent a little time learning and practicing this skill
Children’s book character development for MATS Bootcamp 2016
Our June assignment for MATS bootcamp was to create a vicuña themed page for a children’s book, focusing on showing various poses and expression for a character, and could include related items. Below are some of my initial “mini” sketches exploring and
NEW: You can now shop my patterns on Spoonflower
My Transkei inspired pattern is now available for purchase on Spoonflower! A couple of weeks before my nephew was born I had this idea to make a Transkei themed pattern for a baby blanket for him. My sister and I grew
MATS Illustration Bootcamp 2016
A few months ago I signed up for an illustration boot-camp run by Make Art That Sells . It’s basically a five month class with one “mini” and one “main” assignment every month. The “minis” are preparation/introductions to the theme from
My art portfolio website is finally up!
This website has been on my to-do list for a very, very long time. Any freelancer will be able to relate: personal projects always come second to client work, if they ever get done at all! Those that know me,
2015 Etsy Craft Party Durban
“A global celebration of meeting and making.” The Etsy Craft Party happens once a year, all over the world, and lucky for us, the South African edition happens on our doorstep, in good old Durban! Organised by the brilliant Nadia van