Turnip to Toby

A still from a tiny hand drawn animation I made about Toby

From a Turnip to a Toby

Day 127: Baby sleep wars.

Up and Down

This ongoing project is an illustrated diary following my experience of pregnancy and becoming a Mum. For the whole story find me on Instagram as @elstriggs or search #tobywanhundred and #theresonlyonetobywan. It started out as 100 drawings but now the challenge is to make it to 200!

All the pasta

Elly Pear's Things in Jars

Consider this a bit of fan art. I was inspired by Elly Curshen's recipes, particularly her fondness for putting delicious, pretty things in jars, so I made an illustration of some of her recipes.

Leachy's Pasta Book

Leave the gun, take the cannolis: I was asked to produce a series of pasta illustrations, which were then turned into prints and notebooks, as a personal gift for chef Chris Leach.

The Bear: Poems to Play With

In 2008, I was asked to illustrate a collection of children's poems about animals entitled Poems to Play With, by Scottish artist and writer Elizabeth Everill.

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

Illustrations submitted for the House of Illustration's Book Illustration competition 2016

The Elephant and the Train

An illustration for an indian folk tale, about an elephant lured away from the train tracks by a bunch of bananas

The Rivers Are Smiling

The Rivers Are Smiling

The Rivers Are Smiling

In the summer of 2015 I went to Budapest for an Artist Residency at Art Quarter Budapest (AQB). My project was an exploration of the folklore behind the River Thames and the River Danube, and how they could be combined. This project is ongoing.

Fat Tam

Illustration for short story commissioned by Cracked Eye magazine

Stitches

Illustration for short story commissioned by Cracked Eye magazine

Fat Tam

Illustration for short story commissioned by Cracked Eye magazine

Beach Dog

An illustrated story about walking my dog, Meg, in stormy weather.

Beach Dog

An illustrated story about walking my dog, Meg, in stormy weather.

Beach Dog

An illustrated story about walking my dog, Meg, in stormy weather.

Drawing a Day: Charity shopping

Drawing a Day: Tidying my room

Drawing a day: Lecture

In the summer break leading up to the second year of my MA, one way I kept myself busy was by keeping a daily visual diary. The rule was not to over-labour the drawings - they should take no longer than 10 minutes to do.

Ffair Brintiau Gogledd Cymru

I designed the poster for Mostyn Gallery's first ever print fair, held in November 2017. Here is the Welsh language version.

This Is Seb Clarke

Artwork and design for single 'I Just Can't Carry On' by Stoke-On-Trent band This Is Seb Clarke.

North Wales Print Fair

I designed the poster for Mostyn Gallery's first ever print fair, held in November 2017. Here is the English language version.

Fox and Bird

A short illustrated sequence which I turned into a handmade book. A bird who gets eaten by a fox, and then escapes in an unusual way...

Stranger

An illustration for a short story I wrote as part of an exhibition at Studio 73 gallery, Brixton

Fox and Bird

A short illustrated sequence which I turned into a handmade book. A bird who gets eaten by a fox, and then escapes in an unusual way...

Bada-bing

are we dreaming?

Patterns

Canterbury House: Fields

Artwork from Canterbury House residency

Canterbury House: Woman sleeping

Artwork for Canterbury House Residency.

Canterbury House: Haybales

In 2009 I was artist in residence at a care home for older people with dementia. I created a collection of work about the residents, based on memories and images from their past (provided by their relatives), and portraits of themselves in the present.