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Becca Thorne for The Folio Society’s Hamnet

December 1, 2025

Becca Thorne envisions Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet through delicate linocuts and botanical storytelling for The Folio Society.

Bristol-based illustrator Becca has crafted a series of evocative linocuts that immerse readers in Agnes Hathaway’s world of plants, bees, and rural mysticism.

Her five full-page illustrations, along with botanical drop caps and a gilded funeral wreath on the sage linen slipcase, intertwine with Maggie O’Farrell’s poignant narrative to highlight themes of love, loss, and the natural cycle of life.

Becca Thorne is represented by IllustrationX

The artwork beautifully complements the edition’s tactile, screen-printed design, enhancing the reader’s experience of Shakespeare’s son through a contemporary lens of folklore-inspired imagery.

Rod Vass’ Character Studies

Phoshor's Rod Vass may have had an unusual career, but the skills he's picked up along the way mean he's your man for illustrating diverse and engaging character artwork.

Having worked as an archeological artist at Newcastle University before moving to London to pursue a career in art, Rod exhibited and sold paintings, created album sleeve art, posters, t-shirts, and designed for videos and photography for a variety of music business clients before establishing himself as an illustrator specialising in advertising, publishing and products. He also created small and large scale sculptures for holograms (including a life size Michelin Man) and designs for retail display, as well as co-creating costumes and armour for BBC for shows including Doctor Who and Blackadder.

Working with Maria Keane, Rod has created illustrations and concepts for many licensed characters including Warner Bros, Disney, Marvel and DC as well as working in design and construction for film and TV.

Oh and he's also a dab hand at nature illustration too - check out his portfolio at phosphorart.com

Want to hire Rod to bring some personality to your next project? Just get in touch with Trina at Phosphor!

Pastiche For Greater Anglia

Phosphor's Pastiche has been working on an exciting project for Greater Anglia trains, creating a festive illustration for 96-sheet, 48-sheet and 6-sheet posters.

The posters, which feature Somerset House's ice rink, Greater Anglia's red hare mascot and the caption 'Explore London & plug into the festive feeling' will be on display around Greater Anglia and doing the rounds on social media to encourage travel into the capital this festive season.

Even with multiple personalities, Phosphor's Pastiche artist was finding it hard to keep up with demand, so they now have a whole team of talented Pastiche illustrators taking commissions for your every need. Each is a specialist in their own field but they also work well as a team on joint projects.

So, you want Rembrandt’s ‘Christ on the Sea of Galilee’… By Thursday… Instead of Christ you want Meerkats… Mmm… Tricky one… What time on Thursday? Simples!

“I want a giant panda, called Vinnie… He’s riding a thoroughbred horse… In the style of George Stubbs… With background… Is Monday okay?” Sure!

“Any chance of a Leonardo by Tuesday?” – Just get in touch with Trina at Phosphor!

View more Pastiche artwork at phosphorart.com

Gordy Wright for The Observer

Gordy Wright was commissioned by The Observer to create a companion illustration for their Memorial Sunday 2025 write-up. Featuring Gordy’s delicate and detailed style, this piece goes on to remind us of the importance of commemorating those who lost their lives during The Great War.

To see more from Gordy, click here: https://thebrightagency.com/uk/licensing/artists/gordy-wright

Robin Shaw’s Chaotic Christmas for Tesco

Robin Shaw’s hand-drawn cards depict chaotic Christmas scenes for a tongue-in-cheek holiday greeting and mark a first for the national supermarket chain, releasing tie-in products to their advertising campaign. That’s what makes it Christmas…

Robin Shaw is represented by The Bright Agency

Stephen Player

Stephen Player has produce many hundreds of book covers over the years, and has recently been commissioned by Orbit Books to produce some fine quality special edition covers for the series by Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time- as you can see these are special editions sold with a limited print run and created with additional finishes and quality covers. Opulant and collectable.