About me…

 
 

Hiya, I’m Jenna.

I am an illustrator based in Frome, Somerset - UK.

I’ve had a love for visual storytelling ever since I was a little girl - when I used to carry my sketchbook everywhere I went…

I was born in Stoke-on-Trent - a town known for it’s beautifully-patterned pottery. After school I studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, and then went on to enjoy a career in magazine publishing.

Nowadays I combine my fine art background with playful and colourful design, by working as an illustrator!

My Style

I make all my illustrations digitally. My work is often created by layering pencil drawings with delicate textures which have been curated from sketches and close-up photographs (of bark, moss, metal, fabrics, rust, water reflections, anything...). I can’t go for a walk for long before stopping to catch the beauty of some light on a leaf!

Picture Books

I have illustrated four children’s picture books including the widely praised We Are Family by author Lucy Reynolds - you can find out more about them here.

Other illustration work…

Whether it be for a book, a billboard, a map, a booklet, website or animation… I love to illustrate and design for a variety of purposes. I’ve had wonderful feedback from The National Trust, Plastic-Free.Period, Green and Healthy Frome, The Kindness Connection, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and many more… you can find more information about my recent projects here.

Workshops

As well as illustrating and designing for a wide range of clients, I love to run art clubs and to work on independent art projects with schools and community groups too. I have a strong belief that exploring art and creativity is crucial to enriching a child’s experience at school, and so my projects are designed to help children explore new topics in a fun and creative way. You can find more about my school and community projects here.

Contact

If you would like to work with me, or have any questions, please contact me at hellojennadoodles@gmail.com

For all non-fiction and fiction picture book enquiries, please contact my wonderful agent Gill at the Bath Lit Agency: gill.mclay@btinternet.com

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