My name is Kirsty, and I am an illustrator and author living in Nottinghamshire, England.

Shortly after completing a First class degree in Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, I began working as a high school Art Teacher. Fast forward a few years, and after bringing my own three, fun loving (and at times crazy) children into the world I realised my passion lay in children’s books and so here I am, beginning my career in illustration. You can find me in my home studio with my cat, Pearl, snug on my shoulder! (Someone has to oversee my work, right?!)

I take inspiration from daily life as a parent, nature and my three young children, for whom I love to create entertaining stories at bedtime. I owe my love of storytelling to my Grandad, who I fondly remember imagining his own stories for me as a child at bedtime.

I am working on several exciting projects in 2024 and look forward to sharing them here on my website once complete. I’d love to have you around for the journey, so click down below and enter your email to join my newsletter, where I will post updates on my life as an illustrator :)