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ABOUT

The illustrator's signature
Illustration of a civet holding a paint bucketIllustration of a wooden ladder
Photograph of the illustrator

Welcome - here, all that you see is a part of my burrow.

It is a safe and cosy space that has existed for a long while, a place in which my imagination has always been able to roam freely. I like to think that each of my drawings is defined with a personality and a purpose as well as imbued with facets of others’ art and lives that I love. A few examples of the latter include Alexandre Dumas' Edmond Dantès, who has an inherent taste for the Orient; Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, with his near-mania for strategic simplicity; Dagobert Peche’s flair for pastels and patterns; the fruitfully frivolous work of Friedrich Ludwig von Berzeviczy-Pallavicini; the wonders of J.K. Rowling's Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes and, not lastly, the beautiful block-printed work of Brigitte Singh. It also goes without saying that a plethora of animated films, such as Bambi (1942) and Klaus (2019), is on this list.

Collectively these form my idea of a warm, ever-present shelter that I can return to - day in and day out, no matter what - with each moment marked by the soft chinks of my many bells, each a muse, each an idea and each a spur to dream, create and illustrate.​

Curriculum Vitæ

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ILLUSTRATION PORTFOLIO

Below you may find a gallery consisting of a quality selection of illustrations which I have either made independently, as assignments or by commission. I invite you to also visit my Instagram page where sometimes I post more in-detail photographs of my art.

Illustration of a paint bucket and brush
An illustrated birthday card showing a plushie toy flipped on its head
An illustration of a fox surrounded by alpine flora and fauna
An illustrated obituary card for an 18th century female orphan
An illustrated découpage birthday card with Russian folk ware
An illustrated découpage obituary card for pet dog
An illustration of a motherly kangaroo in a straw hat
An illustration of an antique milling machine
An illustrated découpage of bread falling out of a red basket
An illustration of an extended hand holding rat tonic (harry potter, book 3)
A symbolic illustration for the film 'Sparrows Dance'
An illustrated découpage birthday card with a still life of Russian matryoshka dolls
An illustrated découpage of little red riding cap's possessions
The illustrated front cover of a hypothetical day-book
An illustrated pattern for chocolate boxes showing an interpreted Bilibin horse
An illustrated interactive Christmas card showing a festive baby donkey
An illustrated paisley pattern designed for an E.M. Forster character
An illustrated découpage birthday card of a plushie toy taking a walk
An illustrated découpage commemorative card showing small riviera fruits
An illustrated interactive Christmas card with a French bulldog puppy
Black pattern showing a child with Bilibin horse toys (for chocolate boxes)
An illustration of an artist's hand and arm, with a decorative sleeve, making a note
A gilded floral berry pattern for chocolate boxes
An illustration of a Father Christmas ornament
Study of a tusked skull
An illustrated birthday card with a teenage penguin in socks and holding a balloon
An illustrated 'Thank You' card showing someone's name with the letter 'O' as a sleeping chameleon
An illustrated birthday card with a leaping, festively dressed lemur
An illustrated interactive commemorative card showing Russian folk ware
Sketch of a London courtyard
Illustration of a bumblebee sleeping in her kitchen
An illustrated obituary card for an 18th century male orphan
A découpage still-life commemorative card of the Illustrator's plushie bear wrapping gifts
An illustration of a bright blue poppy with buds and a pink stem
A lino print of goji berries
An illustrated découpage Christmas card of painted Russian spoons
A lino print of three traditional Swiss holiday breads
An illustration of a hand holding out magical currency to a post owl (Harry Potter, Book 1)
An illustrated invitation card for a Viennese gallery exposition of colourful 19th/20th century glass
An illustration of a bumblebee sleeping on a pile of books
An illustration of an elderly man in a colourful jumper
Two circular floral Christmas cards showing a pig, goose, hen and chicks, all festively dressed
A colourful red illustrated pattern showing a child with Bilibin horse toys (for chocolate boxes)
A lino print of magnolia blossoms
An illustrated birthday card showing a baby penguin in socks and holding a balloon
An illustrated pattern showing a pair of jazzy bunnies against a green backdrop (for chocolate boxes)
An illustration of a small owl wearing a scarf (Harry Potter, Book 4)
A découpage still-life commemorative card showing the Illustrator's plushie bear sleeping
An illustration of a bumblebee sleeping in her bathtub
An illustration of Audrey Hepburn with her pet fawn
A still-life of high tea for an E.M. Forster novel
An illustration of a bumblebee sleeping in her bed
An illustrated découpage poem dedicated to molasses
An illustration of a cluster of magical rats peaking out of their menagerie cage (Harry Potter, Book 3)
An illustrated découpage of reeds, iris flowers and tree branches framing a family of ducks in a London pond
A folkloric flower watercolour
An illustrated pattern showing dried autumnal flowers (for a chocolate box)
An illustration of two French bulldogs pretending to prepare for a famous motorcycle race
An illustrated découpage commemorative card showing a still-life of biscuits and painted Indian wood ware
An illustration of a bumblebee sitting on top of a very high toilet, smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper
An illustration of one male and one female tightrope walker, paired as one, against a blue backdrop
A black-and-white illustration of sundry rotating objects (e.g. an owl, a tortoise, a lamp, a pocket watch, a sleeping dormouse, mushrooms and prawn)
An illustration of a cat perched outside its basket against the backdrop of an old pub and its winding staircase (Harry Potter, Book 3)
An illustrated découpage birthday card showing fruits and a small black metal horse against a yellow patterned background
A lino print of a confectionary worker on a ladder inside a workhouse
An illustrated pattern showing green and pink flower heads (for chocolate boxes)
An illustration of a hanging fruit bat in a scarf eating an apple
An illustrated birthday card showing a Bosavi cuscus licking its paw
A watercolour study of three crow heads
An illustration showing a duck diving for food underwater, goggles afloat and bottom up
An illustrated pattern showing metallic blue flower heads against a burnt orange backdrop (for chocolate boxes)
An illustration of a 'wave' of Danish ware
An illustrated découpage portrait of Coco Chanel looking up at an ivy-covered wall
Studies of honey suckle and magnolia branches
A découpage interactive colouring box with illustrations of toys, sweets and bric-à-brac
A lino print of a branch bearing tiny pinecones
A red, black and white illustrated floral pattern (for chocolate boxes)
An interactive illustrated Christmas card showing a French bulldog puppy
An illustration of a blue sock with golden bulrushes (Harry Potter, Book 7)
An illustrated poster of a malnourished child
An illustrated commemorative card showing a French bulldog and flora
An illustration of a square clock face depicting a deadly ballroom scene from an Edgar Allan Poe tale
An illustrated découpage showing a startled wolf leaping into the air, slippers flying and revolted by the taste of a cigar
An illustrated pattern showing sheep in bows (for chocolate boxes)
A graphite study of an elderly man's face
An illustrated vignette showing the edge of a forest, its depths seeped with blood
A lino print of Corylus avellana
An illustrated découpage of an 'alphabet' postage stamp showing a bear in clogs next to an uppercase and lowercase 'B'
A watercolour illustration of Hallowe'en Night for a cat character (Harry Potter, Book 3)
An interactive illustrated Christmas card showing a sleeping armadillo
A lino-print bookmark showing a Crup in three differently patterned jumpers (Harry Potter)

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ANIMATION PORTFOLIO

Below you will be able to view a small handful of animations that I will begin releasing in 2025. You may also visit my YouTube channel where I share my animations as well.

Illustration of a flying stork holding a fluttering piece of cloth
Coming
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CONTACT

To contact me, simply send an email directly to theburrowofbells(at)gmail.com and I will be happy to answer queries and discuss ideas. My abilities range between creating patterns, invitations (for birthdays, weddings, galleries, etc.), narrative scenes, typography and more - animated or not. I am quite friendly and fangless, though I may not be able to say the same for my two little French bullies.

Tattoo tickets are also available for purchase. One (1x) ticket costs 30,- CHF (Swiss francs) and affords you the licenced use of one (1x) of my drawings on your body. Two purchased tickets - two tattoos. Three tickets - three tattoos. And so on and so forth. Just send an email telling me which illustration you would like and the transaction will be PayPal-easy.

Please note that all interactions should respect these Terms & Conditions.

Thank you kindly.

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