I’m Basil, an illustrator from Northumberland. I love writing and illustrating comic stories and characters. I am greatly inspired by traditional folk lore/songs, historical costumes and writings (from Romans to 1920s). I love sewing, ceramics, making dolls, painting, pen work and digital drawing.
My main projects from this year have been illustrating a comic operetta ceramic tableaus and a trio of paintings of humans in bird habitats.
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Book illustration using handmade 3d models
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Ceramic sculpture illustrating a scene from the folk ballad ‘Lady Isabel and the elf knight Painting based on text about people in bird habitats Book illustration using handmade 3d models Ceramic sculpture illustrating a scene from the folk ballad ‘The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea’ Painting based on text about people in bird habitats Ceramic sculpture illustrating a scene from the folks ballad ‘The Twa sisters’