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Project Calm magazine

Posted on: March 26th, 2018 by Dawn

 
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I was thrilled to be featured in the latest issue of Project Calm, a beautifully illustrated magazine promoting mindfulness through craft and creativity. In this issue, you can cut out my seed packet bookmarks, featuring line drawings of cow parsley, bluebells and winter flowering cherry (and accompanying quotes!), and stash whatever you like inside them.

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I was also very pleased to be asked a few questions about my work practice, which you can read in this little interview, where I talk about my love of bookshops, taking photographs and therapeutic desk tidying.

The issue also features a stunning front cover by one of my favourite illustrators, Boyoun Kim (I bought one of her beautiful screen prints for my partner’s birthday, and I happen to think she’s a bit of a wizard when it comes to colour, and creating pictures you want to climb inside of).

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New work

Posted on: March 25th, 2018 by Dawn

 
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I’ve given my Artworks portfolio page a bit of a spruce! Head over here to have a look at some of my latest projects, including some of the Heath & Heather tea range and some brand new book covers for Puffin.
 

Love Your National Parks

Posted on: March 25th, 2018 by Dawn

 
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Excitingly, you can now buy a whole range of products featuring illustrations of Britain’s beautiful national parks, which I worked on with Love Your National Parks back in 2016! The range features poster images of the Broads, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Lake District, New Forest, North York Moors, Northumberland, Peak District, South Downs and Yorkshire Dales. Treat yourself to a new mug, set of postcards or laptop case (among other things) here. Working on these images really made me want to abandon my desk and put my walking shoes on to visit each and every one of these stunning locations! I have since made it to Dartmoor to troop around some stone ruins.

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