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Genevieve Aspinall

Master of Children’s Book Illustration

About me

I graduated from BA Illustration at UCLan in 2021 and went on to study MA Children’s Book Illustration. At the start of this course, I was commissioned to illustrate ‘Cheesed Off!’, which went on to be nominated for a Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the World Illustration Awards, and the Klaus Flugge Prize and have led creative character workshops for children and students revolving around the book. Since then, I have written and illustrated ‘Percy the Post Penguin, publishing in November with UCLan Publishing, and have written and illustrated a further two books and a board book as part of my course, aiming for publication in the future. I am based in Lancashire and use mainly traditional techniques in my work such as gouache and pencil crayon.

My first project, ‘Percy the Post Penguin’, has been commissioned by UCLan Publishing and will be published in November. All my books have revolved around the theme of confidence and how to use playful characters that do not patronise or preach about this topic. ‘Poppy and Rabbit’, ‘Pip and Pop’ and ‘Mr Bernard the Business Bear’ are also focused on this theme and are illustrated in gouache and pencil crayon.

External

  • World Illustration Awards 2022- longlisted
  • Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration- nominated
  • Klaus Flugge Prize 2023- longlisted

Mr Bernard practices for his Talent Show audition

Mr Bernard queues up for his audition, excited for a new start

Mr Bernard walks across the tightrope for his audition

Mr Bernard commutes to his job.

Poppy is about to go on stage after finding out she has lost her toy rabbit.

Poppy performs her dance realising she has more confidence than she believed.

Poppy and her grandad search for her toy rabbit

Publishing on 2nd November, Percy the Post Penguin makes snow angels in all the envelopes

Percy the Post Penguin publishes 2nd November, will he achieve his dream of a successful post office?

Pip and Pop are 2 cherries joined by a stem, but have very different personalities. They learn to understand each other and become best friends.

Keywords: penguin, illustration, bear, rabbit, childrens book Illustration, gouache, painting

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