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Zoë Ellison

@zoeellison.bsky.social

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Illustrator of picture books, food and travel. Lover of Sheffield United, Bruce Springsteen, and teal. www.zoeellison.com/shop

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Celebrating the start of spring by bringing out a fully autumnal illustration… I’m currently open for children’s book and food illustration projects 🌞

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A big portrait size illustration showing an autumnal woodland walk, with trees, orange leaves, pumpkins, children and adults walking, hiking, jumping in leaves, picnicking etc. Lots of green, oranges and blues

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Jun 22

Had the best day at Barnes Kid Lit festival yesterday! I’m here again all day today, so come say hi if you’re around 🌞

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · Jun 5

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard 👋🏼

I’m a London based illustrator looking for all the picture book and food projects.

🌿 [email protected]
🍂 www.zoeellison.com

A dark blue background with lots of olive, orange, red, teal, blue, and pale blue coloured sea life and plants.

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Jun 4

Some great things that have happened this week:

• made tea towels and sold way more than I expected
• my first big signage job was installed at Le Swine
• my cat initiated contact!!!
• ate some great asparagus

Wishing everyone a great rest of the week 🌞

Me holding up my tea towel featuring illustrations of nice food packaging

My black and white cat reaching his paw out to touch my hand

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · May 29

I made tea towels! They’re available to pre order now, and I’ll be selling some at my stall at Barnes Kid Lit Fest in June 🧡 one for all the food packaging nerds such as myself 🥫🫒🍅🍜🌶️

An illustration selection of lots of bright and colourful food packaging

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · May 20

Some of my favourite packaging and top produce from recent weeks 🍊

#illustration #foodillustration

A selection of hand drawn illustrations of a chocolate bar, soy sauce, tinned tomatoes, Spicy aioli, lime chutney, peanut sauce, mint, asparagus and an orange

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · May 15

I respect Bruce so much for speaking out and being political and angry. We need more like him in the world.

Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · May 14

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

Land of Hope and Dreams

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · May 13

Today marks 3 months since we adopted Rocky - he is the funniest cat I’ve ever met, his meow has been described as ‘psychotic’ and ‘unhinged’, and every time I come home he head bumps me and purrs with happiness 🤍 #cats #rescuecat

My black and white cat posing and looking cute

My cat cuddling on the sofa with his toy fish

My cat looking up at the camera with big eyes and giant white whiskers

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · May 1

Hi I’m Zoë and I’m an illustrator from London on the lookout for new picture book projects 🌞

www.zoeellison.com
[email protected]

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustration

An illustration of 2 young girls walking in through the lush colourful forest to spot ladybirds

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · Apr 18

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 14

Did some sign writing for my friends at Le Swine last week - can you think of anything sexier than a hot cross bacon butty? I’m not sure I can.

A photo of me from above, writing with a chalk pen on a blackboard

A blackboard outside a cafe that says ‘HOT CROSS BACONBUN
A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
SERVED FROM GOODFRIDAY - EASTERMONDAY
HOT CROSS BUNS
OL FASHIONED MIDDLE BACON
BACON BUTTER
DATE ROAST FENNEL AND ALEPPO CHILLI KETCHUP. AMEN’

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 10

Another spread from my new zine, celebrating the joy of moments around the table. Just restocked it for all my fellow food lovers

www.zoeellison.com/shop/0et12xc...

A double page spread - left hand is a family baking around a table, and the right hand side is drawings of tinned fish, tea, pickles, tomatoes, kombucha, roasted peppers, as well as limes and chilli’s. Lots of bright colours and mostly drawn using coloured pencils and paint

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 9

Because of Bubble, we’ve since adopted Rocky. It feels like a pretty good legacy to know that many abandoned cats will now have a home because of Bub. #cats #tabbycat #tuxedocat

A black and white cat loading with his paws in front of him

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 9

Today marks six months since we lost our cat Bubble. I really disliked cats before he came into my life in 2021, and it took about 24 hours for me to fall head over heels in love. I’m currently drafting a story idea about him because he was so funny and so full of personality 🤍

A tabby tuxedo cat sitting on the sofa like a human

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · Apr 6

I think this one is my favorite!

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Robert G. Reeve @robertgreeve.bsky.social · Apr 5

if you’re an artist who ever thought “what’s the point? The world is Hell and I should do something that matters instead”

even in an ICE detention center people will treat art as sacred, seek it out, and find joy and comfort in it. You aren’t making art, you’re making hope.

On her first day in the facility, Becky asked for a scrap of paper and a pen, and began to draw the inmates on the table next to her. She was immediately inundated with portrait requests. A Mexican woman called Lopez, who had a photo of her children stored on one of the iPads, told Becky she would buy her some paper and colouring pencils from the commissary if Becky drew her kids. She soon became the dorm’s unofficial artist-in-residence, with women huddling around the dirty mirrors to make themselves look presentable before they sat for her. They would decorate their cells with Becky’s drawings, or send them to their families. Lopez declared herself Becky’s manager. “She kept saying, ‘Becky, you need to ask for stuff in exchange. Ask for popcorn.’ And I’d be like, ‘Lopez, I don’t need anything.’ I thought, I’m here briefly, you’re stuck here a long time. I’m not going to take your food away from you.”

A three by three grid illustrating in blue pen cartoon portraits of women in an ICE detention center. “Mrs Kailey,” Bana, Lewelyn, Ikram, Asil, ‘Auntie,’ ‘F.Z,’ Kseniia, and “P.A.” Two have light hair, three have glasses, one wears a hijab, one poses, and one holds a drink.

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 6

Oh wonderful, thank you!

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 6

I definitely prefer this app over twitter, but I do miss the regular threads of people all sharing their favourite Simpsons clips

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 4

I need a safe space where I can discuss how annoyed I get when people call the Easter holidays half term

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 4

A dream commission is coming along very well, but Bruce Springsteen has announced a new album so that eclipses everything

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks Mark! Love your work

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 3

Today is an EXCELLENT day.

#brucespringsteen

Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Mar 20

My newest zine is out now! ‘Dinner’ is a 16 page full colour zine featuring some of my favourite recent food illustrations, celebrating precious moments around the table as well as some much loved meals and ingredients.

www.zoeellison.com/shop/0et12xc...

#illustration #food

Front cover of an A5 zine titled Dinner showing a colourful shelf of tinned and canned fish

A double page spread, the left hand side shows an illustration of two girls ready to eat a giant stack of fluffy pancakes, and the right hand side is spot illustrations of various food products such as hot sauce, salt, garlic and olives

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Zoë Ellison @zoeellison.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thank you 😊