Kirsty Greenwood

As a freelance traditionally skilled illustrator, I'm fascinated by stories of transformation and like to depict that in my art; metamorphoses are a recurring theme within my work and I am intrigued by the phenomena that is pareidolia (our ability to see faces and objects in patterns or random marks). I create opportunity to see visions in the marbled papers I produce myself, which I then turn into illustrations- picking out marks and shapes that fit the piece of writing, subject or theme I am inspired by or creating for.

With the advantage of an illustrative mind-set, I am motivated by ephemeral visual misunderstanding, ocular strangeness, nightmares, dreams and fleeting glimpses of unreality. Inspired by Faerie tales, horror, folklore, myths and legends, aboriginal cultures and Quixotism.

I work in traditional mediums such as pencil and ink, on home-made marbled papers to create art and designs with intricate detail and narrative.

My work has been commissioned or featured by publishers such as Illustrated Worlds, Last Girls Club, San Antonio Review, Wyngraf, 1455 Lit Arts, Etherea Magazine, The Bagel Hole, Diet Milk Magazine, Mud Season Review, Metaphorosis magazine, Fusion Fragment, Firewords Quarterly magazine, Paraxis, Holdfast magazine, Demeter's Spicebox, Scheherazade's Bequest, Psychopomp magazine, Truancy Mag, Drabblecast, Strangelet magazine, Tiny Owl Workshop, Fantastique Unfettered, Gatehouse Gazette- plus many more.

'Metamorphosis', the fabric I designed for and in collaboration with The Monkey Puzzle Tree- fabrics and wallcoverings, was winner of 'Best in British Product Design' at the Hotel Designs Brit List Awards 2021.

You can see my portfolio and full CV at Thanks for reading! Kirsty.