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Speck 
An oil-painted comic about a blob that moves through space and time, beginning just before the Big Bang. You can find a PDF here:...
Penguins & Polar Bears 
'Penguins & Polar Bears: A Pretty Cool Introduction to the Arctic and Antarctic' by Alicia Klepeis. Fully illustrated children's book published by Little...
for Ella 
Birthday painting for Ella.
Anglo Sounds 
Illustration for 'Anglo Sounds' Spotify playlist: https://www.pleasewill.com/things/2020/5/23/anglo-sounds
Ways of Travelling 
Some of the 50 illustrations created for 'Ways of Travelling' - a set of cards to inspire you on your travels. Published by Magma and Laurence King Publishing,...
for Barbara 
Birthday still life painting for Barbara.
Plantfulness 
I created 50 illustrations for 'Plantfulness: or how to change your life with plants' - a set of cards to help you find the best house plants for you and how to...
Edit - Volvo Car Sweden 
Illustrations for Edit - Volvo cars magazine in Sweden. Issue 1: Issue 2:
Apple New York 
Illustration made on the iPad, Autumn 2018.
Bum book 
Bum book - a zine of paintings of sculptures with good butts. You can buy one from my online shop here.
AWW magazine 
An illustration of 'a day in my life' when I was visiting New York in May 2019, for AWW magazine.
for Steph 
Paintings for my friend Steph.
Mandacaru 
A gift for Bebel Abreu, of the view from Mandacaru's old office in Sao Paolo.
Good Boys 
T-shirt design for dog fans. Limited edition with Everpress 2019/2020.
50 Things to See & Do 
Covers and interior spot illustrations for two books about trains, written by Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall. Art directed by Emily Sear. Published by September...
Le Temps TMagazine 
Illustrations for Le Temps TMagazine, to accompany an article about perfumers. November 2019.
Lizzo 
Lizzo at Glastonbury 2019.
Pellicle magazine 
Various illustrations for Pellicle magazine. The Faintest Hint of Sheep — A Brief Look at Beer on the Faroe Islands In Jordan, a Nascent Drinks Culture B...
Jim in Naoshima 
Jim at Benesse House Museum, Naoshima.
Nobrow 10 
A spread for Nobrow 10: Studio Dreams, which I also animated for the 'Studio Dreams: Nobrow 10 x ELCAF' exhibition at Space Studios, London in June 2018. Watch...
Osaka Dotonbori 
Dotonbori street in Osaka, inspired by travels in Japan. You can buy this as a print on my online shop, or from Magma here.
New York Times Sunday Review 
Illustration for the New York Times Sunday Review, for an article titled 'Why I Didn't Answer Your Email'. Art direction by Jim Datz.
BUILDING 
Portraits of Kenji Mori and Miki Igarashi, my lovely agents at BUILDING.
Daiwa House 
Client: xevoΣ PREMIUM Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Illustrations following a family as they meet with the Daiwa House team and design their dream house. You ...
Handfish 
Handfish (bonus video content below).
In the Mountains 
Illustrations for 'In the Mountains: The health and wellbeing benefits of spending time at altitude', by Ned Morgan. Published by Aster, October 2019.
Kiblind magazine 
A painting of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, for French magazine Kiblind.
Japan/Taiwan 2017 
Sketchbook paintings and drawings from a trip to Japan and Taiwan in 2017, and a few paintings from afterwards. Taroko National Park, Taiwan Kyoto,...
Whales 
Whales for a project that didn't work out.
Wild Sundays 
Patterns designed for independent childrenswear brand Wild Sundays, based in Singapore.
By The Sea 
Some of the spots and full page illustrations created for 'By the Sea: The therapeutic benefits of being in, on and by the water', by Dr Deborah Cracknell....
Dog Show 
'Dog Show', an exhibition with Day Job Studio at Odd One Out Gallery in Hong Kong, February - March 2018. Hand-painted wooden dogs Dog prints Photos of the...
Oslo comic 
A silent comic about a solo trip I took to Oslo in 2014. Now available online here.
Chukoh 
On-going series of illustrations for Chukoh Chemical Industries in Japan, showcasing how their materials are used in a wide range of designs, from coffee packaging...
Biotope 
Website header for Japanese strategic design company Biotope Biotope.
'Small Hours' comic 
A comic about my experiences during a few weeks of a summer where I began freelancing, using Tinder, and my Granddad died, all within the space of a few...
New York Times 
35 spots of different landmarks in districts across the US where the vote will be most competitive in the November 2018 elections. Art director: Grant Gold Article...
Shinrin Yoku / 森林浴 
Illustrations for 'Shinrin Yoku', a book about Japanese forest bathing. Published by Aster (Octopus Books) March 2018.
Van Gogh Activity Book 
I illustrated the Van Gogh Activity Book, full of information and activities related to the art of Vincent Van Gogh. Published by LOM Art.
Hot Air 
HOT AIR is an exhibition of work by Charlene Man, Charlotte Mei and Grace Helmer. Exploring ideas about communication and language in the digital age, they will be...
Forgotten Women 
Some of the illustrations for two books in the 'Forgotten Women' series, Artists and Writers. Published by Cassell. Below: Amrita Sher-gil, Dahl Collings, Marianne...
The Guardian US 
For the Guardian US, 22 November 2018: 'What it took to finally confront my family about race and politics'
The Fold 
A bunch of food and drink illustrations for a feature on cocktails and canapes in The Fold.
Sketchbook 
Paintings and bits just for a laff. Gimme strength Plane Poppy asleep Rock Hug yaself
Day Job #2 
Some of the pages from a short comic reflecting on 5 years since graduating, for the latest Day Job zine, available here.
Japanese street 
A side street in Tokyo, inspired by past trips to Japan. Big prints available from my online shop, or from Magma online and in-store.
Surface magazine 
An illustration for the 'Taste' column in Surface magazine, October 2017. In the article, Brad Cloepfil professes his love for the ceramics section at the V&A...
Yoga spots 
Yoga spot illustrations for various magazines: Liz Earle Wellbeing magazine, Winter 2017 DONNA magazine feature on balancing poses
Kaukasis 
Illustrated cover and title for Olia Hercule's latest cookbook Kaukasis, published August 2017.
Surface magazine 
An illustration to accompany the Taste column (guest written by Claire Danes) in Surface Magazine (issue 131, September 2016). You can read it online here.
VRAK TV 
A short looping ident made for Canadian TV channel VRAK 😛
The Roasting Tin 
Zillions (170+) of illustrations for 'The Roasting Tin', a new cookbook by Rukmini Iyer, published by Square Peg (Penguin Random House) in April 2017.
Poppy at the Tate 
Poppy at the Tate. Personal work.
Wonky weaves 
Wonky weaving experiments. Japan
Another Escape magazine 
A bunch of illustrations I've made for Another Escape over the past few years, volumes 3-8.
PRIME 
Many different breeds of cow for PRIME, the beef cookbook by Richard H. Turner. Published March 2017.
The Little Book of Tidying 
Cover and inside illustrations for The Little Book of Tidying by Beth Penn, published July 2017 by Gaia.
DONNA magazine 
Various illustrations for DONNA magazine.
The Washington Post 
Illustrations for The Washington Post. Cover of the Women's Health Special, October 2016. Cover of the Local Living section about the renaissance of the...
Experiments 
Experiments, personal work, 3D paintings.
Japan 2015 
A series of paintings from a trip to Japan in autumn 2015. Akihabara, Tokyo Akihabara, Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo
'WAKU WAKU' show 
I recently had an exhibition with Charlotte Mei in Tokyo, Japan called わくわく! Waku waku! We also showed it at Beach London in November 2015. I will post pictures s...
A cold lady 
Something for fun.
Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine 
Illustrations for an article in Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine. April 2016.
South East London Journal 
Various illustrations for the South East London Journal. The swimming pool at Glass Mill Leisure Centre in Lewisham. Winter 2015 issue.
HarvardX animation 
An oil-painted animation for HarvardX about neurons and small circuits in the brain. How do neurons integrate signals in small circuits? A quick animated...
Nordicana 
A selection of illustrations for Nordicana, a book about icons of Scandinavian and Nordic culture. Published by Cassell, May 2015. Full page illustrations...
Emergency Physicians 
Spot illustratios for Emergency Physicians Monthly.
Mamushka 
Cover illustration and type for Mamushka by Olia Hercules. Published by Mitchell Beazley, June 2015.
The Perryvale 
Pears for The Perryvale, a restaurant in Forest Hill, London. On the website
Lazy Oaf x Looney Tunes 
A print of road runner for the launch of Lazy Oaf's new Looney Tunes collection.
Saturday Market Project 
A button for The Saturday Market Project's website.
Tremors magazine 
Portrait of NASA space architect Brent Sherwood. For the Space Architecture issue of Tremors magazine.
Black Holes 
Hand-drawn animation about spaghettification. Sound by Rob Davidsson.
Primo Levi Short Stories 
Paintings from my final degree show project, illustrating Primo Levi's short stories 'The Fugitive', 'One Night', and 'A Tranquil Star'. The Fugitive. This...

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