Bolton Art Gallery & Museum Shop

Thrilled to illustrate a new souvenir range of merchandise for Bolton Art Gallery & Museum's recently re-opened shop. Includes mugs, pin badges, fridge magnets and tea-towels. Landmarks featured are Bolton Town Hall, Hall i h'Wood, Smithills Hall, Bolton Parish Church, Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Art Gallery & Museum and Market Place.

Street portrait commission

Street portrait illustration commission I did for Marmion Drive last spring. Including cats, dogs, birds, hedgehogs and squirrels. The image can be framed in  portrait or landscape view.

Cherry blossom for wedding service

Cherry blossom illustration commission for wedding service programme cover I did earlier in the year.

Bolton mug samples

We have lots of samples arriving for @ @BoltonLMS new shop. Promoting and celebrating Bolton. Great designs by @annadviolet pic.twitter.com/nZl4N1aRGx

— Sam Elliott (@SamElliott1) June 21, 2018

More on Outdoor Trail, NT Quarry Bank Mill

Here's the final leaflet for the super Outdoor Trail at National Trust site, Quarry Bank Mill, put together using my illustrations and map.  Love the lettering!

Outdoor Play Trail, Quarry Bank Mill, National Trust

Thrilled to illustrate an outdoor children's play trail for Quarry Bank Mill National Trust site in Cheshire earlier this year. The suggested activities include den-building, stick trails, matching colours to plants, pooh sticks, identifying leaves and listening out for particular sounds.

Illustrations for Stories2Connect

Sequence for 'The Serious Business of Hiding the Ball', Stories2Connect

original b&w version

Thrilled to see my illustrations for The Serious Business of Hiding the Ball', part of Stories2Connect Project, are now online. These stories will also be part of a phygital project, where digital stories will be put into physical projects.
see http://stories2connect.org/our-stories-2/the-serious-business-of-hiding-a-ball/

Here is the blurb about the story:-
The Serious Business of Hiding a Ball was co-created by young people and the author, Amy Lee Tempest, using ‘story-making dice’ designed by the Stories2Connect project team. The story features a dog called Baxter who dreams of becoming an astro-physicist but feels anxious about his first day at school. Baxter has a special ball that helps him to cope when he is feeling nervous. In fact, his ball is his world, but Baxter is worried that the other dogs at school might not understand. On his way to school Baxter meets a new friend who helps him to realise that the solution to his problem was right under his nose all along…

This story was illustrated by Anna Violet and is aimed at young children and families. The story is especially relevant for children and young people who sometimes struggle to cope with change or new situations.