Illustration

Delphi Brown

Illustration of girl with red pigtails surrounded by caged birds

An illustration I made inspired by the Erl-King, a short story by Angela Carter.

Hi! my name is Delphi, I’m an illustrator from Norfolk.

I enjoy experimenting with colour, particularly through gouache and coloured pencils. Alongside this, I work with ceramics - creating tiles, shrines and pots- bringing my drawings into a new dimension through design and texture.

A lot of my work is inspired by folklore and children’s stories which is reflected in my narrative work and book cover design.

Cover of Pippi Longstocking book showing girl with red pigtails sitting on long horse
Illustrated cover of book "The Roma: A Travelling History" by Medeleine Potter, featuring three Roma in traditional dress standing on grassy backdrop
Two ceramic tiles with mermaid illustrations
Illustration of two mermaids surrounded by fish
Book cover design for the book "Pippi Longstocking" Book cover design for the book "The Roma" – a memoir and historical book about the lives of Romani people. Ceramic mermaid tiles I made inspired by Greek mermaid folklore. Mermaid characters from my flip book I made for a final project.