An author as well as an illustrator and artist, Celia Lewis has produced six books published by Bloomsbury, among them The Illustrated Guide to Pigs (2011) and An Illustrated Coastal Year (2013).
Wanting to create more interesting illustrations for her books, Celia developed printmaking skills, beginning with drypoint engraving then linocutting. Her work draws on the countryside around her; besides the odd eureka moment her creative process is gradual, with ideas often taking a month or so to form and overcoming many pitfalls along the way. Although she also paints in pure watercolour, She has developed a technique of combining…
