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We are thrilled to welcome the very talented Amy Grimes to The Artworks team. Amy’s bright and bold illustrations are inspired by nature and often feature botanical motifs and leafy landscapes. Amy’s work is mainly created digitally, using a variety of hand-painted textures, which are scanned and assembled in Photoshop into digital collages.

Amy graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2014 with a first in Illustration and has since worked for clients including Quarto, White Lion Publishing, Scribbler, UK Greetings and Papier.

We love her beautiful textural style and can’t wait to share more of her work over the next few months.

The Artworks had a very special visit from Art Liaison director, Eriho Yamamoto in early July. Art Liaison is a Japanese illustration agency and has been in association with The Artworks for over 20 years so it was great for the team to finally meet Eriho face to face.  After meeting with Lucy and Alex, Eriho headed to Suffolk to meet with Artwork's illustrator, Mary Woodin and enjoy the sunny English countryside!

The Artworks illustration agent, Alex Hadlow was invited to be part of the small-but-select panel of judges to decide the award for SAA New Talent in Illustration Associate Prize at the prestigious New Designers Awards, taking place at London’s Business Design Centre this week.

There was some amazing work exhibited by recent graduates from courses and universities all over the country. The level of work was highly impressive and choosing one illustrator to receive the award was quite a challenge for the judges but Manchester School of Art graduate, Ella Rose Brown’s work really stood out.

Her vibrant use of colour immediately draws you in; inspired by fashion and textiles, she creates beautiful work with an emphasis on detail and a love for culture. Ella was passionate, well-presented and very determined. Her portfolio was vast and, although varied, it was consistently strong and all the judges felt that Ella would greatly benefit from the prize and the chance to receive 6 months mentoring from one of the SAAs agencies.