Illustration for A Christmas Vittles, 'An Ode to Ackee' by Leah Cowan

An illustration for A Christmas Vittles, 'An Ode To Ackee' by Leah Cowan. I unintentially drew ackee as a Christmas bough! You can support Vittles' patreon if you like (for yourself or as a gift), which includes extra subscription articles.

Woodland Creature Christmas Cards

I wasn't sure if I would do a Christmas card this year, but I decided a couple of weeks ago to stitch this Autumnwatch inspired card, which features a festive fox, badger, mole, robin and squirrel. The card comes as a set of four with envelopes and is blank for your own message. Available to buy from my Etsy shop.

Illustration for 'How not to break up a monopoly: ‘The Big Six’, and the ‘Lost Three’, by Paul Crowther' for Vittles

I illustrated the Pawleyne Arms in Penge for 'How not to break up a monopoly: ‘The Big Six’, and the ‘Lost Three’, by Paul Crowther' for Vittles. The pub has since been renovated but was once a Courage pub.

Birthday Dog Cards

During lockdown, I drew these happy dogs partying together. I now have them available as birthday cards for sale on my Etsy.

Strolling 'Round Brixton by Carole Wright, 'Walk It, Talk It' series for South London Gallery

I created these illustrations for writer Carole Wright's 'Strolling 'Round Brixton', the third online edition of 'Walk It, Talk It', South London Gallery's monthly heritage tour. Focusing on the locations of personal importance and exploring connections to local Black British History, Carole considers how these places have changed and are changing. Pictured: Myatt's Field Park, Lambeth Archives - Minet Library, Brixton Cycles Co-op, Dora Way - Angell Town Estate, Brixton Village Market (Granville Arcade), Brixton Recreation Centre, Olive Morris -121 Railton Road.

Brixton Underground Station A4 Risograph Print

I created this risograph print based on a drawing of my view of Brixton Underground Station in February 2020. Originally printed for an exhibition alongside a series of five Victoria Line embroideries that was cancelled. I've now made seven avaiable to buy on my Etsy out of an edition of 20.

Two East African Indian Recipes, Samir Jeraj and Abbas Asaria for Vittles

Really enjoyed illustrating this Vittles newsletter (2.19) which features two East African Indian recipes, mandazi by Samir Jeraj and King Cassava by Abbas Asaria.

A beginners guide to Iranian food by Amira Arasteh for Vittles

Drew this tasty crowd for Amira Arasteh's beginners guide to Iranian food and Persian food shops in London for Vittles, (3.10).

Jewish Foodways in London by Mia Rafalowicz‐Campbell and Leeor Ohayon

I drew illustrations for two pieces on Shabbat in London, 'The Secret of Five Yoghurts' by Mia Rafalowicz‐Campbell and 'Recreating Jahnun' by Leeor Ohayon for Vittles (2.17).

An Opening and A Closing by Alia Wilhelm for Nearness Project

Alia Wilhelm asked me to illustrate her personal essay on processing a break up and her evolving relationship to journaling for the Nearness Project.

The Pleasure and Politics of Eating Mangoes by Apoorva Sripathi for Vittles

I illustrated a quartet of mangoes and a bowl of amrakhand (or shrikhand as we'd say at home) for Apoorva Sripathi's piece for Vittles 'The Pleasure and Politics of Eating Mangoes' (6.11), published on Vittles.

Illustrations for Endeavour Agency

I collaborated with Stephen Holmes, founder and creative director of Endeavour Agency to produce new illustrations for their new website. Stephen sent over a series of photographs within a brief for me to work on and I sent over pencil sketches for approval before developing into pen illustrations. The illustrations show the exterior of South Wimbledon station and insights into the physical studio space.

Interview on TextileArtist.org with Mary Carson

I did an interview earlier this year (pre COVID19) with Mary Carson on TextileArtist.org anout my work, influences and techniques. You can read it here.

Ramadan illustrations for Vittles

Drew an Iftar over Zoom and a food delivery to Auntie for Vittles 6.8, Four Versions of Ramadan, by Adi Perkasa, Saffina Jinnah , Adejoke Adeboyejo, and Iqra Choudhry

Vittles Illustrations

A couple more illustrations for Vittles. Wild garlic for Rich Baker's piece Foraging Leaves (5.5) and a lorry of asparagus for Supply Chains by Devak Mehta (6.6).

A Solitary Easter Celebration by Loukia Constantinou for Vittles

Illustrations for Loukia Constantinou's piece in Vittles 'A Solitary Easter Celebration'(2.6)

More Vittles illustrations

A few more illustrations for Vittles. A kitchen cooking set up for 'Getting Horny in the Kitchen' by George Reynolds (2.7) and samosas for 'Samosas: An Illicit Love Affair by Sharan Dhailwal (4.1).

Vittles newsletter

A few illustrations I've done for Vittles. A turnip for Coco Kwok's recipes (2.1), Apocalypse supermarket for 'The Sounds of the Apocalypse by George Reynolds (6.1) and a packet of delicious tempura seaweed for a list of East Asian supermarket treats (3.2). Jonathan Nunn set up Vittles, a new food writing newsletter in this strange time, supporting food creatives. You can support on their Patreon. Thanks to Jonathan for commissioning me to do these, like so many I'm facing a lot of uncertainty with projects over the next few months.

Valencia Sketchbook

Drawings from our trip to Valencia. We had two days of the city which was a bit quiet and two days in lock down.

Valencia