Portfolio

Commissioned artwork for Bad Bridget, a funded historical research project. The drawing became the study's visual identifier early in the project, appearing in national newspaper coverage and social media, giving a "face" to the women at the centre of the research.

With historian Dr Arunima Datta, I create hand-drawn illustrations and animations that document the history of Indian Travelling Ayahs in Britain, filling gaps left by scarce archival imagery and giving visibility to figures often missing from the historical record.

I love the challenge of a cover brief — working within a publisher's series template, but still finding a way to say more than any stock image ever could. For Ioannis Tsioulakis's Musicians in Crisis: Working and Playing in the Greek Popular Music Industry (Routledge, 2020.), I used continuous line art to capture the interconnected, precarious lives of musicians during the Greek financial crisis. I also created the cover and chapter illustrations for Chrysi Kyratsou's Encountering and Mobilising Senses of (Non)Belonging Among Asylum Seekers in Greece: Refugees Musicking (Routledge, 2026).

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Chapter illustrations for Dr. Devon Gidley's Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Indie Video Game Industry: Stories and Practical Lessons from an Eyewitness (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Working from a brief description of each chapter, I developed artwork that captures the book's inside look at indie game development from a UK games incubator to the personalities and pressures that shape it.

Shown here in colour, the illustrations appear in black and white in the printed book.

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View the author's feedback on the process here!

My first book illustration project was created during my PhD at Queen's University Belfast. Four illustrations feature at the start of An Economist's Guide to Economic History (edited by Matthias Blum and Christopher L. Colvin, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).  A playful take on A Christmas Carol, starring "Econezer Scrooge."

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See what the editor at Palgrave Macmillan thought of the cartoons here!

Chapter illustrations and diagrams for Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal's Restorative Justice in the Classroom: Liberating Students' Voices Through Relational Pedagogy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), visualising the relational, dialogue-based approach at the heart of the book, helping bring the lived classroom experiences of teachers and students to life on the page. Earlier work was created under the name PhDcartoon. Read more about my journey here.​

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Conceptual illustrations and theoretical diagrams for Catherine M. Hands's Pathways to Community Engagement in Education: Collaboration in Diverse, Urban Neighbourhoods (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), mapping community-school dynamics to give readers a visual entry point into the book's theoretical framework.​

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View some lovely feedback here!

A unified iconography suite for the Central Bank's Financial Stability Report, mapping complex themes into a consistent visual language across print, website and social media. Improving navigation and clarity for a flagship publication.

Illustrations created to support my own research, including work published in the International Review of Economics & Finance (2024). These visuals anchor key arguments at conferences and help extend that engagement online.

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