Kirsty Greenwood Illustrations

Starlight in the abyss

Ink and pen on home-made marbled paper

60 cm x 60 cm

Dark Waters

Ink, pencil and pen on home-made marbled paper

30 cm x 40 cm

Mandie

Ink, pencil, pen and gold leaf on home-made marbled paper

50 cm x 50 cm

Changeling

Ink, pencil and pen on home-made marbled paper

29 cm x 42 cm

Metamorphosis

Fabric design employing home-made marbling as base,

for The Monkey Puzzle Tree - fabrics and wallcoverings

139 cm x 98 cm

Comments from the artist

Working in the traditional analogue mediums of pencil, paint, and ink, Kirsty creates illustrations on her own homemade marbled paper. Guided by the patterns within the marbling she meticulously selects marks or shapes to fit each subject or theme of the work. Picking out creatures, faces, flora and fauna within the marble, she turns each into an illustration that accompanies Gothic stories, folklore, and fairy tales for publishers worldwide.

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Kirsty Greenwood is a freelance illustrator from North Yorkshire, England. She is captivated by pareidolia - the ability to see faces and objects in patterns or random marks. Kirsty has exhibited her works internationally and her fabric design 'Metamorphosis', created for Leeds-based interiors company The Monkey Puzzle Tree art fabrics and wall coverings, won the prestigious 'Best in British Product Design' at the Hotel Designs Brit List Awards 2021. You can find more of her works on her website https://www.kirstygreenwoodillustration.com/.