Shepherd, Joanne

Julie Sharkey from Leigh, Wigan- An illustrator and graphic designer for 15 years and worked mainly in the greetings cards industry. Having produced illustrations for packaging, skateboards and textiles, Julie now produces bespoke artwork and designs. She is 52 and inspired to draw for this age range, pre-school 0-5 years having recently become a grandmother. Julie has illustrated this unusual alphabet book with stylised features on the characters and animals. Every illustration has materialised from pencil drawings then onto digital illustration to produce her unique style. Joanne Shepherd fr...