About Me
I am a versatile writer and illustrator. I specialise in tackling complex subjects for a broad audience including children, young adults and adults.
I am also mother to three fabulous children who endlessly inspire my stories, characters and approaches.
I originally studied Fine Art Painting and Drawing at Glasgow School of Art where I painted scenes inspired by sci-fi, horror and blockbuster films. I still sneak cinematic reference into my illustrations!
When I am not writing and drawing I can either be found covered in paint or mud or sitting quietly in a library researching.
I sometimes lecture for Teesside University and Leeds Arts University across a range of arts programmes. I have an MA with distinction in Art Museum and Gallery Education from the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies.
Awards
Winner - LDComics Prize for best graphic novel in progress in the UK by a female artist, 2021.
Publications
Rewilding Comics Anthology, Drawn Together Collective, 2022.
My Rights in the Maternity System, Kings College London, 2022.
Feminism, Graphic Zines and Maternity Rights, AIMS Journal Volume 3, No. 4, 2022.
My Rights in the Maternity System, a feminist graphic zine inspired by The Freebirth Study, Graphic Medicine, 2022.
Broken Frontier, Colossive Cartographies #43-48
Pandora's Box, Colossive Press, 2023.
Social Justice Art of the Twenties, Social Justice Network, 2023.
Drama Proof Pigeon Club #2, 2023.
The Greenhouse #4 ,Time edition, 2023
Changeling Mini-Mag, Pride Edition, 2024.
Overinkers Anthology #2, Helping Hand edition, 2024.
Exhibitions
Framed, An Exhibition of Comic Art, Shirethorn House, Hull, 2021-22
Social Justice Art of the Twenties, 2023:
Court Square Exchange, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bla-Bla Projektraum, Berlin, Germany
Just Paper and Ink (a celebration of indie comics creators and comics inspired imagery) , Prospect Centre, Hull, 2023