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Illustrator & Designer 🌱 10+ years working with adventurous scientists & researchers πŸ’š

York via Braintree
Joined November 2012
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My practice is a commitment to a future I believe in πŸ¦ΎπŸ’™πŸŒ± Clients Inc: Nobel Prize-winning organisation @LIGO Cutting-edge research centres @DigiFutures @stag_centre National charities @Literacy_Trust Leading public institutions @NHSuk Baddest festival alive @BoomtownFair
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#NationalIllustrationDay2025! πŸ™ŒβœοΈπŸ™Œ I’ve hosted 14 meet ups for illustrators over the last 2 years because our community is as important as our work! Huge thanks to all the friendly folks who’ve come along, @theaoi for the support, all the venues that hosted us ❀️
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York Illustrators! ✏️✨ Free creative event next Tuesday! πŸ‘€ Join us creating brand new characters in the lovely conservatory of the Exhibition pub 🍻 Tickets & infoπŸ‘‡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/143630370… Sponsored by our friends @theaoi πŸ’š #york #illustration #free #theaoi #drawvik
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Join us on the 20th May for a FREE, fun and friendly open discussion on all things to do with running an illustration practice πŸ’ͺ Open for amateurs and pro’s alikeπŸ™Œ Booking & info! eventbrite.co.uk/e/132945290… Sponsored by our friends at @theaoi #york #free #theaoi
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Good fun at the last Drawvik event ✏️✏️✏️ 6 doodle activities with lots of laughs and creativity πŸ™Œ Next one is 20th May and it’s free (just like all of β€˜em!) πŸ‘‡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/132945290… #york #illustration #free
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Come and doodle with us tomorrow! :) Tickets and details πŸ‘‡ (its free!) eventbrite.co.uk/e/129562030…
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Action points for adventurous scientists!✨ 1/4 Visualised from the excellent paper by @KAnderson_RS, Dr Katherine Crichton &  Prof. Angela Gallego-Sala on @BritishEcolSoc 🌱 (Link in nxt post) @UniofExeterESI @UniofExeterNews #climatecrisis #illustration
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Our next FREE meet up for illustrators in York is next Tuesday! ✏️✨ Come and doodle the evening away! ☺️ More info and tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/129562030… Sponsored by our friends @theaoi πŸ’š #drawvik #theaoi #yorkcreative
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We had a luvvly creative catch up at Drawvik last week ✏️ Come hang out at our next FREE meet up on Tues 15th April in York ✨✨ Tickets & deets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/129562030… #york #yorkcreative #freeevent #illustration #illustrator #drawing
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Come hang out on Tuesday!✏️ We'll be drawing from reference (stealing the best bits from books, in other words 🀭) FREE as always, Tickets and details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/124918925… ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
The next free Drawvik event is 2 weeks from today! πŸ™Œ Come hang out with friendly creative folks in York and do some scribbling! ✏️✨ Tickets and details available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/124918925… Sponsored by our friends @theaoi
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Ollie ✏️ πŸ’­ retweeted
We're hiring πŸš€ Could YOU be a Nifty Fox?! We're looking for a visual storytelling superstar with illustration, live scribing and graphic design skills to join our team in Barnsley (complete with 3 dogs!). Apply now πŸ‘‡. Applications close on 10/03. form.typeform.com/to/Y7zaqik…
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Loved making these illustrations for @ResearchTruud Honoured to support such important work πŸŒ±πŸ’š
How should Mayoral Combined Authorities and Integrated Care Systems be strengthened for a shift to preventative health policies? We make recommendations in 'Empowering mayors for preventative health' in our new policy briefing series. @jacknewmanHE bit.ly/4eauEQJ
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The next free Drawvik event is 2 weeks from today! πŸ™Œ Come hang out with friendly creative folks in York and do some scribbling! ✏️✨ Tickets and details available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/124918925… Sponsored by our friends @theaoi
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The headline's stating the obvious, but still important. Massively important for young working class creatives: - Time - money - Stability (the mental space afforded to be creative) I got into the industry by supporting myself + self publishing.
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Our sixth free event is happening this Wednesday!🀩 Join us for some sketchbook speed dating followed by a casual natter in the lovely conservatory of @exhibitionpub1 πŸ€— Sponsored by our friends @theaoi πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ Tickets available here πŸ‘€ eventbrite.co.uk/e/104102430…
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Our fifth FREE meet up for York illustrators is this Saturday! ✏️πŸͺ²βœοΈ Come hang out at @yorkbookfair! Tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/york-book… Sponsored by our friends @theaoi πŸ“· Image credit @beckiharper 🌞
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BRISTOLIANS!! Free event well worth checking out πŸ‘€ PUBLICATION & LAUNCH PARTY for issue #3 of @leftcultures mag Thursday 18th JULY 6pm @JamaicaStreet #bristol #creativebristol #illustration
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Time flies! One of my bookbenches shared by @CreativeReview 10 years ago 🫣 Thanks to @wildinart & @Literacy_Trust β™₯️
in @BooksaboutTown Town, Illustrated book-shaped benches promote literacy in London. Lovely bit.ly/TCp14S
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