Artists' Profiles
Learn more about our brilliant artists! We like to work in partnership with our artists, hence these profiles are in alphabetical order by first name.Alison Hullyer
I graduated from Northumbria University in 1990 after studying Graphic Design, Illustration and Printmaking. I live in a ... Read more
Alison Vickery
After Art School, I worked as a designer and design manager for some time, then went freelance to concentrate on painting ... Read more
Amanda Loverseed
It is amazing to think that I have been working with Flamingo (formerly Phoenix Trading) since the turn of the century! It ... Read moreCarla Koala
I am a lucky girl as I get to draw fun, silly, quirky, cool images for a great company who has employed me since it was just ... Read more
Claire Henley
During my childhood, I spent so much time drawing and painting that enrolling at art college seemed a natural extension. I ... Read more
Di Brookes
I have always loved to draw and paint since I was a little girl, ever the perfectionist!
I graduated from ... Read more
Diane Demirci
Having qualified as a graphic designer in 1985 and then worked in Design and Advertising for twenty years, later moving in to ... Read more
Emily Johnston
I have illustrated cards, gift wrap and other fun products for Flamingo (formerly Phoenix) since 2006. My first card was Candy ... Read more
Gerry Murray
Working as a designer and illustrator is a real privilege. I am passionate about running my own business, having the freedom ... Read more
Gill Roberts
I am an illustrator living with my husband in a village just west of Cardiff.
I have been illustrating children's ... Read more
Harriet Mellor
After leaving university with a degree in Fine Art, I started my own business designing wedding stationery. Then, soon after ... Read more
Helen Smith
I graduated from Brighton in 1991 and worked as a freelance illustrator for several years, mainly on children's educational ... Read more
Honor Ayres
I remember from an early age sitting with my Nan at her kitchen table painting garden flowers. A keen artist herself, I always ... Read more
Joanne Cave
My love for creating began at an early age, with an inspirational art teacher and a giant tin of new colouring ... Read more
Julia Rigby
Julia is a freelance artist and designer and she lives in Hertfordshire. She loves to work with bold colours and her designs ... Read more
Karen Tye Bentley
I was always interested in anything arty while I was growing up and, after indulging myself at Newcastle-under-Lyme College of ... Read more
Kate Garrett
I have always been a bit arty and was endlessly drawing as a child, even managing to win a couple of national art competitions ... Read more
Kate Mawdsley
I grew up in Lancashire in the north west of England. We lived near the coast and my father was a farmer, so I had a really ... Read more
Laura Stone
Since graduating in 2009 with a degree in surface pattern design, I have been working as a freelance designer. I have always ... Read more
Louise Anglicas
I wasn’t sure what to do for a career when I finished school, so I enrolled on an Art Foundation course at Rochdale College. ... Read more
Louise Anglicas and Michael Cheung
I think artistic tendencies are in our blood. I can remember, from a very young age, illustrating and making my own version of ... Read more
Matthew Jeanes
Matt has been painting for as long as he can remember.
He decided as a child that’s the one thing he wanted to do, ... Read more
Mikki Butterley
After studying Graphic Design at Blackpool College of Art and Design, I applied for a
junior artist position at a local ... Read more