quirky & whimsical illustrations
Join me on an adventure, to discover and celebrate creativity of all kinds
if you love to be captivated and immersed in uplifting stories, transported to other worlds full of warmth and joy, with perhaps a bit of magic and mayhem thrown in, you're in the right place.
Stories are how we remember. Our past stretches behind us in a complex tapestry of stories. We think about the future in stories. We love hearing them and telling them.
And when we can see the story unfolding, when we can relate to it and see ourselves or those we love in the story, it becomes even more powerful.
hello! I'm Emily.
I live in the south of England with my husband and our two children, Thomas and Katelyn, who inspired the name of my business, Thomkat Limited.
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I am a writer, an artist and a maker.
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You can find my writing at While I Was Drawing on Substack
My artwork Portfolio here on Thomkat Illustrations
And my hand-made crafts at Ink & Oddments on Etsy
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I teamed up with writer Lydia Saward (writtenbylyds.com) in 2021 and we published our first children's picture book, Is Aunt Moll from the North Pole in 2024.
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You can find out more on at Tree Keeper Books
want to stay in touch?
Join me on my Substack, While I Was Drawing,
Step through an enchanted doorway and join me on an adventure to explore and celebrate creativity of all kinds...
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It's a place to get wonderfully lost, to stumble upon unexpected delights, to follow the fireflies of inspiration on enchanted paths that wind through creativity, moonlight and mess and impossible dreams.
You’ll get a beautiful bundle of illustration assets to download with my Welcome Letter and occasional free downloads in my regular posts.
