Nice To Meet You (again)
A reintroduction to my blog for 2026. Hi, I'm Nicola, a picturebook illustrator and author. Nice to meet you (again).
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025
I just got back from my first visit to the Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) and (like loads of other illustrators) I've decided to tell you all about it. Read on for pop-ups, sketching, Sydney Smith, and The Wall.
Wobbly Taxidermy
Feeling a bit wobbly, I made wobbly drawings of the not so wobbly things in Reading Museum. A roundup of the October session of USk Reading.
Tiny Funfair & A Coffee Van
Urban sketching around Reading town centre on a sunny Saturday afternoon.