About me
I’m an illustrator with over 20 years’ experience working across publishing, editorial, retail and cultural projects. My practice spans illustration, art direction and animation, with a more recent focus on large-scale backdrops, hand-painted windows and work for public spaces and events..
I studied Illustration in Manchester and Animation at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, I worked in film and television art departments before joining Peepshow Collective in 2003. Since then, I’ve continued to work across a broad range of disciplines.
I enjoy projects that combine creative thinking with practical problem solving, developing visual ideas that respond to a brief, a space or a particular context, often working alongside multidisciplinary teams.
I’m particularly interested in how illustration and visual storytelling can communicate ideas, engage communities and bring hand made character to shared spaces. My recent work explores the possibilities of drawing at scale, working directly onto walls, windows and other physical surfaces.
Away from work, I enjoy cooking, growing flowers and walking along the nearest coast path - or up the biggest hill I can find.
Selected clients
AOL, BBC, Bloomingdale's, Channel 4, Chosen Foods, Chronicle books, Clinique, Creative Review, Elle Decoration, Frances Lincoln, Guardian, John Brown Publishing, Kate Spade, Lagom, Le chocolat des Français, NB Studio, Penguin, Phaidon, The Postal Museum, Quiksilver, Random House, The RHS, The Royal Mail, Sainsbury's, Samsung, Space NK, The V&A, University College London Hospital, Vital Arts, Vogue Japan, Waitrose, World of Interiors.
Working with me
I’ve worked with Jenny on and off for close to twenty years, in all sorts of ways: collaborating on environmental design projects, commissioning her illustrations for printed pieces, and bringing her in to create murals for live events. She’s one of those people who is just a joy to work with: endlessly creative, full of ideas and always upbeat. I love the energy she brings to a project, and I’m very much hoping there’ll be plenty more opportunities to commission her gorgeous work in the years to come.
— Emmi, Salonen, Studio EmmiWorking with Jenny on a mix of projects, from the Sanctuary series to Simon Says and our Kids Book Festival for The Grace Network, has been a joy.
Jenny has a brilliant knack and the patience for taking our chaotic briefs and half-formed ideas and turning them into a beautiful creative vision. The events area in our old mill building can feel quite grey, but her designs bring it to life, giving each event its own personality and atmosphere that would otherwise be lacking. She is always enthusiastic about embracing a new brief, including a logistically challenging trip to Parliament for a podcast recording, where her design really made an impact.
Looking forward to more collaborations in the future.
Jess, Marketing and Partnerships Lead, Brimscombe Mill / Grace Network
