The Cranky Caterpillar front cover Drawing

Hello, I am British artist born in 1982, through my paintings, illustrations and sculptures, I am always making a visual narrative, exploring ideas on transformation, identity and our relationship to nature. Once I find an image or an object with the potential to make a character or express an idea, I start making a story, making drawings to bring the work to life, developing its creative journey. I like to think I am learning about myself when I make things - thinking through making. An example of this process is an oversized caterpillar assemblage I made from old piano parts, which later became the foundation for an illustrated story 'The Cranky Caterpillar', published by Thames and Hudson last year. I won the ‘State of the Art’ drawing competition at the Royal College of Art back in 2009, and have since exhibited at Phillips De Pury auction house, alongside group and solo exhibitions. I also have artworks in the Paul and Ellen Josewitz collection, as well as several public hospital collections. Most recently I have been working on a series of paintings as well as an illustrated art book titled ‘Mr Make & the Lemonade Lady’.