Hello! I’m Lauren. Born in Devon and raised in Norfolk, with the sandy dunes on my door step. Growing up near both the coast and countryside, I have always had a strong connection with nature and wildlife, this hugely inspires my creative practise today. From days spent as a child having deep meaningful conversations with my Labrador, to beach walks and on my return bringing back a bunch of wild flowers for my mum, which I now know mostly consisted of weeds. But the thought was there!

 

I studied Illustration BA Hons at Norwich University of the Arts, where I discovered my love for narrative & Children’s book illustration. Since graduating I have been working as a freelance illustrator, illustrating greeting cards, books jackets, packaging and adorable pet commissions. My biggest aspiration is to illustrate children’s books. I love creating individual, diverse characters and feel it’s important for every child to be able to see themselves in a book.

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You’ll find my process involves a lot of playing with different mediums, which includes, gouache, watercolour, pens, pencils, pastels and what ever I get my hands on. I love to explore mark making and textures.

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For any enquiries contact me directly at laurenmariedesigns.studio@gmail.com

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