Hello!
I’m Gemma, an illustrator and teacher, living in rural Oxfordshire with my husband, two rugby mad boys and Nelly the black Labrador. As well as drawing and creating, I love to keep active through trail running, Pilates and open water swimming (and will head to Cornwall whatever chance I get!)
With a background in textiles, particularly in costume and then later print design, I really enjoy bringing character, colour, texture and pattern into my illustration work. I love creating imaginative worlds which are fun and whimsical through experimental mark making, hand illustration and digital manipulation.
As a child, I loved to be creative, however comparison to others made me feel I that ‘I couldn’t draw’, so I limited my options and took a round about route to illustration. However, now I am here, and my unconventional journey has made my work what it is today.
As a part time teacher of creative arts, it is also my mission to inspire young people to not put a ceiling on their creative skill, but nurture and develop it through creative exploration, perseverance and risk taking which is approached with an inquisitive mind.
I hope you enjoy looking through my recent work and feel free to get in touch with any projects you have in mind!
