Cover for the Journal of Anatomy

My illustration on the subject of motor neurone disease has been used on the cover of this month's Journal of Anatomy. 

The idea is of a motor neuron 'tree' with the nerve endings (dendrites) forming the branches, the axon the trunk and the roots being formed by the terminal endings. I wanted to show the tree - usually something strong, natural and healthy, slowly deteriorating with the addition of a woodpecker pecking away at the neuron trunk, showing the damage in a gentle, subtle way. 

The image was originally created as a test piece for 'The Lancet' but was never used, so it's good to see it finally see the light of day! 

Annual Report for the Kellogg foundation

Two of my illustrations were recently published as part of the Kellogg foundation's annual report. The 'treehouse' image (originally from 'Sixty Impossible things before lunch')  was adapted and used for the cover, and the 'community tree' of diverse heads appeared inside. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports vulnerable children and families, and was established in 1930 by W.K Kellogg, also famous for Cornflakes amongst other breakfast cereals! 

Cover for Valore

I was asked to do this cover for Valore Alimentare magazine a day or so before I was due to go to Chile and Argentina, so it ended up being a bit of a mad rush to get it done, which always seems to happen when I'm about to go away somewhere! When I had finally got it done, the internet ended up crashing at the crucial moment and I had to leave it in the capable hands of my sister to sort out and send off whilst I jumped on the Heathrow Express! The illustration is about what to eat during the summer months, with the hat doubling as a kind of food wheel.