Personal Projects

Characterful Background Challenge

I wanted to push myself to illustrate a scene with only the setting telling the story. Created during and after the Characterful Backgrounds masterclass at the House of Illustration with Pam Smy. Ink and wash 2018.

A black and white drawing of a university professor's room after a late night.

Cat Beanz

I love it when Fry my cat tucks himself into a perfectly-contained bean shape. This was my first time using gouache paints. Of course now I can only see baked beans as little orange sleeping cats. Gouche & Procreate 2021.

Painting of Baked Beans with an overlay of little cats sleeping as if their bodies curled up are beans.

Cat in a Box

Drawn for practise from an image of a stubborn looking cat facing defiantly into a cardboard box. Ink 2017.

An ink drawing of a cat looking into a cardboard box.

Anna and Fry

I wanted to capture a beautiful moment between our friend and Mr. Fry himself, meeting in our campervan. Pen and ink 2021.

Pen drawing of a girl and a cat head bumping, making the shape of an abstract heart.

French Swimming Trunk Rules

I drew this while away with my partner in our first van Bertha. It documents an embarrassing time Mark had at French public pool. Find out the full story on instagram, it's a good'un. Ink, wash and Procreate 2016.

French swimwear humorous diagram showing what male swimwear is allowed in French swimming pools.

Vengaboys Cassette

My first ever cassette tape purchase was the Vengaboys album and it needed to be immortalised. Ink wash and animated in Photoshop 2017.

Christmas Tree Cat

This was the first Christmas card of my own design. No cats were harmed in the making of this card. Ink and colouring pencils 2019.

An illustration of a ginger cat wearing a christmas tree style jumper and with a green party cone with a yellow star on top of its head.

Spiderggeadon

Another doodle from our trip away in Bertha the van inspired by the French campsite showers and the friendly inhabitants within. Ink 2016.

A humorous illustration of the different types of spiders you find in French campsite toilets.

Let's do some Canoodling

A personal project for a friend suffering from Anorexia helping to make food seem more friendly. This was my favourite design so I made it into a greetings card. Personal project. 2017

An illustration of a fork looking up at a nest of noodles looking back at it from the tines of the fork. Love hearts surround them with the text: "let's do some canoodling"

Obi the van logo animation

Our van's logo I designed for our instagram account (@cat.in.a.van) documenting mine and my partner Mark's process self-converting our campervan. Procreate & Animation desk 2020.

A line animation of a cats tail waging in the windscreen view of the front of a campervan.

Everything Happens So Much

Inspired by the infamous @horse_ebooks tweet, and Joby Carter's embossed signwriting. Initially a sketchbook piece, reworked in Procreate 2018.

Veganuary Survival Kit

The January of 2020, how little we knew... everyone was giving veganuary a go, and as a person who flirts with veganism whilst eating cheese, I made this guide. Ink & wash 2020.

Ched-dar! Magic Cheese

A friend with anorexia asked me to draw some foods in ways to make them seem less scary. I wanted to help in any way I can, and so the following images were born. Procreate 2019.

Illustration of a cheddar cheese dressed as a magician saying "ched-dar!" like "ta-da!" .

Topsy Tortoise

I had a 10 minute warning to draw a tortoise for my brother who was about to gift it as an I.O.U to my Mum. Watercolour felt tips 2018.

Designing our Campervan Build

Trying to plan out a van layout is very hard, especially when you have no experience, and the layout has to be decided before you do anything. This was my attempt to visualise it. Pen & colouring pencils 2019.

Diagram of how our campervan layout works.

Planet Scotch Egg

A solid egg core surrounded by a viscous molten mass of sausage (can be veggie sausage meat too) enveloped by a vast tectonic crust of breadcrumbs upon which all life is essentially based. Ink and Procreate 2017.

An illustration of a scotch egg, as if it were a planet, with a slice cut out of it – as though it is a diagram in a geology textbook – showing the layers.