Updates every other Sunday with new artwork and content from the working life of a freelance illustrator.

Saturday, 28 January 2017

Meet the Artist

I noticed the #meettheartist hashtag rolling around Twitter (remarkable, really, considering how little I use Twitter at the moment) and thought I'd give it a shot. Self-portraits are something I've always struggled with. I think I read and watch and play so much character-driven stuff, and create so many characters for narrative projects, that I sometimes lose track of who I am. I used to find that...
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Sunday, 22 January 2017

Painting Giveaway & Speedpainting

I knew I wanted to do a giveaway sometime soon, and suitably enough I managed to hit over 100 followers across all my social media platforms towards the end of last year. That's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (my Tumblr is gathering dust, it's mostly an inspiration engine now). With Chinese New Year coming up that came across as a pretty suitable theme. If not only because we're celebrating the...
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Sunday, 8 January 2017

Moving House & New Studio! (..again)

 I'm pretty sure I've mentioned in previous posts about moving house. It happened! We started the whole move-in process on January 1st, so this is literally a fresh start for us. The place is lovely and we've managed to fill it up with nice homey things very quickly. We've got blankets and cushions everywhere, and have spent most nights curled up on our huge sofa in onesies playing games and...
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About Me

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Hi! I'm Claire Spiller, a freelance illustrator, vis-dev artist & storyteller based in Bristol, UK. I love animals, wild places, plants, handmade things, and creating characters and stories. My work often blends nature and fantasy, science and mythology. I also do bits of sculpting and needle felt occasionally as a hobby, and sell prints, original art and bits of arty goodness in my Etsy store!
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