sue tildesley craft & design
Hi, my name is Sue and I originally studied botanical illustration, but found it
too exacting. Now I enjoy creating characters, and giving them their own lives
and adventures. I come from a family of happy campers and I enjoy drawing them
too, especially ones that are really part of a family with their own original
name. I love plants and small intricate objects like shells and starfish. I like
fine details, and I’m especially into ‘shadows’ a botanical illustrative
discipline, showing what’s in front. I work in ink and watercolours, and
occasionally pencil. I always try and see the funny side of everyhing. There’s
always plenty to laugh about if you know where to look, the mirror’s usually a
good start. I am a company director and accounts administrator for our family
business. But in my dreams, I’m an illustrator. I love creating characters and
giving them life on the page. So much so that I’m thinking of giving up the day
job and taking early retirement, allowing me more time to travel and draw. I
studied botanical illustration at Leicester college and took a certificate at
Sheffield University, but now after a serious illness, I’d rather concentrate on
things that I really enjoy, as botanical illustration is so exacting. The
flowers that I paint now are simplified and I like to give them an outline in
ink. I have a bit of a thing about shells and starfish, so there will be more of
them on the way. My characters grew out of my illustrated diaries. They make me
happy, and I hope that you like them too.
