A never-ending stream of warm and witty characters flows from the pen of talented children's artist, Stephanie Strickland. After 12 wonderful years in a busy and successful writing, design and illustration partnership, Blackbird Publishing, Steph continues to offer a friendly and accessible illustration service to clients in the museum and heritage sector. She enjoys working with learning teams to create family-friendly illustrations to feature in the trails, resources and interpretation of museums and heritage sites across the country.
Steph trained in Graphic Design and Illustration at Epsom School of Art and Design and spent the early part of her working life in advertising and design studios in the West End of London. In her career as a freelance illustrator, she worked for over 20 years in every field of illustration, including advertising, packaging, editorial, character creation, paper products and greetings cards, specialising in illustrating story and information books, educational and study skills materials for both adults and children.
Contact Steph to discuss your project ideas – be they big or small – and for a guide to pricing.
A member of The Association of Illustrators and The Group for Education in Museums
Clients include:
• Abbey Church of Dunfermline
• Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
• Barnsley Museums: Eldon Street Heritage Action Zone
• Basing House: Hampshire Cultural Trust
• Battle Abbey & Battlefield: English Heritage
• British Motor Museum
• Castle Acre Castle: English Heritage
• Castle Acre Priory: English Heritage
• Castleford Museum
• Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre
• Crossness Engines Trust
• Cutty Sark: Royal Museums Greenwich
• Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative
• Dunfermline Abbey Nave & Palace: Historic Environment Scotland
• Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
• English Heritage Education
• Hampton Court Palace: Historic Royal Palaces
• High Life Highland
• Historic England
• Huddersfield High Street Heritage Action Zone
• Kensington Palace: Historic Royal Palaces
• Kew Palace: Historic Royal Palaces
• Kingston Museum
• Longwood House, St Helena Island
• Melrose Abbey: Historic Environment Scotland
• National Mining Museum Scotland
• Palace of Holyroodhouse: Royal Collection Trust
• Pendennis Castle: English Heritage
• Petersfield Museum
• Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
• Pontefract Castle
• Pontefract Museum
• Pontefract Townscape Heritage Initiative
• Royal Cornwall Museum
• Rural Life Living Museum
• St Albans Museum & Gallery
• St Paul's Cathedral
• Salford Museum & Art Gallery
• Sandal Castle
• Scottish Maritime Museum: Irvine & Dumbarton
• Selby Abbey
• Southwell Minster
• Stirling Castle: Historic Environment Scotland
• Temple Newsam House
• The Audience Agency
• The Fusilier Museum London
• The Royal Mint Experience
• The Royal Mint Museum
• The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
• Torfaen Museum
• Tower of London: Historic Royal Palaces
• Ullapool Museum
• Verulamium Museum: St Albans Museums
• Wakefield Museum
• Winterbourne House & Garden
• York Castle Museum