A selection of images made as cover design ideas for The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. These images were made with a combination of photography, paint, plastic media and digital manipulation.
I love space, stars, sci-fi, and the Greek Myths. For fun, I made a series of star sign prints using ink and a fine nib pen. This project is still ongoing as of May 2018. They are for sale here.
Here are some musings on the theme of "Tokyo," where I currently work. The finer illustrations also use ink with a fine nib pen. Other media include ProMarker pens and tissue paper.
A pair of editorial images made on the theme of The End of the American Dream and the Dark History of the America First as published in The Guardian.
A collection of whimsical imagined illustrations, some of which are based loosely on real life. Most followed my regular style of pen and ink with tissue paper and minimal digital editing.
Where the Heart Is: Being an expat living in a foreign country is a wonderfully rewarding experience, but no matter how happy you are, I feel that for many expats there remains part of you that does miss “home.” This image is an exploration of that feeling; that even familiar architecture can evoke memories of your “other” home. Ink on paper, pro-markers, 2018.
A Street in Hội An: This image encapsulates my memories of my first visit to Vietnam in 2018. I wanted to portray the atmosphere of the streets at night and the intensity of the colours. Ink on paper, pro-marker, digital painting, origami paper overlays, 2018.
Look Deeper: This image was based on sketches I made on a visit to the sea side at Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2017. It portrays the fascination of rock pools, and the importance of environmental preservation and clear seas to support their diversity. Ink on paper, pro-markers, digital painting, origami paper overlays, 2018.
The Big Picture: This image is part of a series on the unseen world around us. The geoglyphs are based loosely on the Nazca Lines of Peru. Although they’re impossible to see from the ground, a change of perspective lets us see “the big picture.” Ink on paper, pastel, coloured pencil, digital painting, 2018.
Burning Tyger: This image illustrates the first line of The Tyger by William Blake (1794). “Tyger Tyger, burning bright, /in the forests of the night…” Ink on paper, pastel, coloured pencil, digital painting, 2018.
A Yorkshire Country Garden: A stylized depiction of my mother and her dog on an uncharacteristically sunny day in Yorkshire. Ink on paper, pro-markers, 2018.
Rice Paddy: Based on a sketch made during my own experience planting rice fields in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, in 2018. Ink on paper, pro-markers, digital painting, 2018.
I also enjoy watercolour. These images were made entirely by hand, with very minimal digital editing.
Pembridge Church
Raicho bird
Pembridge Shoppes
I love coloured pencil and crayon. I like being able to scribble with abandon, and enjoy the intensity of these media.
