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Time for another round of The Artcooks! Putting on the chef hat this week is illustrator and hand-lettering master Kate Forrester, who has a super simple recipe for Sicilian Lemon Pasta; Kate Forrester’s Sicilian Lemon Pasta Spaghetti Extra virgin olive oil Parmesan Lemon juice & zest Salt & Pepper Handful of fresh basil Method Cook Spaghetti […]

Hannah Bailey has illustrated the gardening feature for the Wildlife Trusts companion, bringing her beautiful washes of painterly texture to six consecutive issues! This most recent feature is top tips for planting! The spread plays to Hannah’s strengths and love of drawing vegetable gardens and allotments, “…they have a wonderful aesthetic. Everything planted in straight […]

If you’re hungry for something a little lighter but definitely filling, Dàlia Adillon has provided (and illustrated) the perfect recipe for Mung Bean & Miso Noodle Soup; Dalia Adilon’s Mung Bean & Miso Soup 2 large eggs 1.25 litre veg stock 3 tbsp of White Miso paste 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 2 garlic cloves 2 tbsp […]

Rachael Saunders has collaborated with the team at luxury travel experts Black Tomato, designing the visual identity for their new venture “Take Me on a Story”; bespoke family holidays for families that are based on classic children’s stories. Rachael has illustrated classic character’s, from Alice (in Wonderland) to John Thornton from ‘The Call of the […]

We are excited to share Holly Maguire’s collaboration with Workman Publishing; Book Nerd, which was released this week. A celebration of all things bookish and biblio, Book Nerd is full of Holly’s incredible illustrations and musings on one of her favourite subjects; books! Guided by the team at Workman, Holly worked with editors Kylie and Sarah and […]

As the days are getting brighter (and warmer… slowly), it seemed like a good time to share Hannah Riordan’s recipe for Summer Berry Pudding; Hannah Riordan’s Summer Berry Pudding: Frozen Summer Berries 1 pack of Belgian Waffles 2 bars of white chocolate 1 egg 300ml of Crème Fraîche Method Cover the base of a deep […]

Maren Schabhüser was asked by the editorial team of Deutsch Perfekt to illustrate an article about the role of chance and its effects on our lives in reference to our current global situation and its impact on planning. Given a list of objects to build in her signature paper craft, the design and colour palettes were […]

Daniel Long has been commissioned by Quorn (via Something More Studio) to illustrate a T-Rex character that will adorn their new range of dinosaur-shaped nuggets, Roarsomes. Dan’s dino is perfectly balanced between fearsome and friendly (while still remaining obviously a T-Rex), and will definitely appeal to young palaeontologists. Going with a blue/orange colour scheme to […]

Congratulations are in order as Kate Forrester’s fantastic cover for ‘The End of the World is Bigger than Love’ by Davina Bell, has been shortlisted in the Best Designed YA Cover category at the 69th Australian Book Design Awards. The cover is an instant Kate Forrester classic uses symmetry to great effect, with Kate’s hand-lettering perfectly balanced […]

Our next Artcook is Lucy Davey, who has provided an amazing recipe for Vegan Pancakes! Lucy Davey’s Vegan Pancakes! 125g self-raising flour 2 tbsp. caster sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 150ml. Oat Milk Method: Whisk ingredients together. Ladle batter into a hot, oiled pan. Cook and flip! Serve with your favourite toppings.

Amy Grimes’s collaboration with White Lion Publishing continues with “Artistic Places”, the fourth book in the Inspired Travellers Guides series. Featuring 25 locations around the world, each one focusing on a different artist and looking at the way the location inspired their art. Amy’s artwork manages to capture something about the artist in each illustration, while also […]

The Artworks are proud to be part of Agents for Change, a new collective of UK artists agencies that are working to increase diversity within the creative industry. What is Agents For Change? We are an assembly of illustration-based agencies in the UK, working together with the shared goal of increasing diversity across the creative […]

We’ve asked our artists to send in some of their all-time favourite illustrations and projects they’ve worked on, and we are kicking off with Kate Forrester, whose favourite image is a book cover out next week in hardback. Perfect timing! Kate illustrated the cover for ‘Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame’, a YA novel set […]

Dalia Adillon has illustrated ‘Acqua Alta’, a new book published by Jollibre, Santillana Editorial, about the effects of climate change on the city of Venice. Dalia illustrated the cover as well 10 interior images, telling the story of thirteen year old Lauretta and her plan to save Venice with the help and wisdom of her grandfather, […]

Over the last year, while being restricted to our homes, many of us have taken the time to sharpen up our culinary skills. Our artists are not exempt from this, and have been kind of enough to share some of their favourite recipes from this time, served with the perfect accompaniment; an illustration! We’ll be […]