Hi! My name is Claire and I’m an illustrator from Cambridge.
I enjoy working with a variety of analogue media - from ink to collage to coloured pencils. I’m inspired most by the written word (be that in the form of novels or poetry) and love to delve deep into a narrative and pull-out imagery.
In everything I do I try to bring some movement and spontaneity: in the form of energetic line work or a dynamic composition.
Illustration
Claire Lavelle
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This image was made as part of a project illustrating Jeanette Winterson’s “Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit”, a book exploring themes of sexuality, identity and religion set in the North of England in the 1960s. I used washes of gouache paint with coloured pencils layered over the top.
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A second image from the same book illustration project. A front cover design for Hot Milk by Deborah Levy. I used Indian ink in washes and undiluted to form the image and then added a vibrant saffron colour digitally. Each element of the cover links directly to themes and objects from within the book - which will become clearer to the reader as they explore the narrative. Three wine labels for Domaine de Michelet: a French wine which is sustainably and organically produced. The labels are inspired by the nature and landscape where the grapes are grown, and the wine is manufactured. Two images made as part of a project illustrating Wolf Alice by Angela Carter, a mystical and eery short story exploring the womanhood of a girl raised by wolves. These illustrations were made using quink ink and pencil. A double page spread from a Poetry Anthology that I made: poems by Emily Dickinson selected and then illustrated: using collage and mark making. I used colour and texture to capture the atmosphere of each verse. A location drawing done in Lisbon depicting the different lights and moods inside and outside an empty café. An image made as part of an internship illustrating a children’s book.