Hello, I'm Laura and I'm an illustrator
Originally from the Scottish Borders, I studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and have lived in sunny
Dundee since 2007. I work in a shed at the bottom of my garden.
My work is inspired by noticing things and drawing them.
Recent projects include printed maps, booklets and guides for cultural organisations across Scotland.
For more details, here's my CV.
To say hello, email: lauraillustrates@hotmail.co.uk or find me on Instagram
She's actually quite nice
Silkscreen print.
These stairs are a nightmare
From 'Overheard' - series of silkscreen prints inspired by eavesdropping and misinterpretation.
The Darlings
Portrait of my brother and my sister-in-law.
Dundee Eats
A guide about food and drink in Scotland's Tay Country. Commissioned by Dundee City Council.
Dundee
Illustrated map from Dundee Eats.
Farmers' Market
Spot illustration from Dundee Eats.
The Ferry
Spot illustration from Dundee Eats.
Chippy tea
Back cover illustration from Dundee Eats.
Dundee Women's Festival
Brochure illustration and design.
Dundee Days (detail)
Part of Oor Wullie's Big Bucket Trail - national art trail raising funds for children's hospitals in Scotland.
Free Drawing School
Promotional flyer for Hospitalfield Arts.
Memory Exchange: Dundee's Waterfront
Illustration about Shipbuilding for reminiscence booklet for RRS Discovery.
Memory Exchange: Dundee's Waterfront
Illustration about Dundee's Docks for reminiscence booklet for RRS Discovery.
Madigan's Tea Room and Bookshop
Shopfront design and illustration.
Hopscotch Theatre Company
Poster for children's theatre production.
Creative Dundee
Pecha Kucha poster illustration. Design by Lyall Bruce.
But where are you From?
Detail from wallpaper design from solo exhibition Patterns of Migration, Dundee 2018. See link for full narrative sequence of illustrations.
Pass it on (detail)
Wallpaper from solo exhibition Patterns of Migration, Verdant Works 2018.
Back to Square One
Detail from wordless comic. See link for full story.
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