Illustration

Leia Tonkin

Illustration of two white houses and telegraph poles on green hillside with bare tree in foreground

Illustration inspired by ‘Miniatures’ poem by Simon Armitage

Hello! I’m Leia, an Illustrator from Kingston upon Hull.

My work is inspired by my Yorkshire roots, personal experiences/interests and scenes from everyday life.

I work in a variety of different mediums: drawing, 3D crafts and ceramics. I love to combine digital and traditional techniques, as well as experimenting with printmaking, to create work that often produces surprising and lively results. My main strengths are in using colour, pattern and texture.

Illustration of a band playing, with female vocalist, three guitar players and drummer
mono-print of pressed leaves
Hardback sleeve and book cover re-design of Simon Armitage’s ‘Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems’,
Illustration of stone being skimmed over pond
Photo of a lounge with grey sofa, grey mat with colourful fringes, lamp with stand made from coloured spheres, wooden bookshelf
Illustration of Pebbledash, a band from Cork, Ireland, inspired by So Young Magazine. A mono-print, created using real pressed leaves and collage techniques. Hardback sleeve and book cover re-design of Simon Armitage’s ‘Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems’ poetry book. Illustration inspired by ‘It Ain’t What You Do It’s What It Does To You’ poem by Simon Armitage. 3D Illustration for ‘Maximalist Interiors’ project.