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NEW range for Lagom http://www.lagomdesign.co.uk/collections/carrie-may

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Autumn pattern

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The Girl Savage Cover Artwork for Faber & Faber

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‘A Good Catch’ By the brilliant Fern Britton is OUT TODAY! Happy Publication Day to Fern and so happy to see my artwork on the cover! Go and grab yourself a copy...it’s going to go like hotcakes!

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Let’s go.....fly a kite! Children’s Book illustrations

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Magic of Italy

#illustration #italy #follow #carriemay #colour #travel #cypress #trees #umbria #summer #sunshine #magic #charm #countryside #italian #church #oranges #orangetree #collage #illustrator

Exciting news! I loved working on this new cover for, ‘A Seaside Affair’ by the brilliant Fern Britton....which is out now!

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Garden Blooms Illustration

#garden #flowers #nature #blooming #new #bugs #bees #gardening #beauty #packaging #colours #illustration #pretty #feminine #gorgeous #spring #seasons

My new Holler Bird Gift Wrap for Lagom Design

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'The Buried Giant' Ishiguro for The Telegraph

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Exciting news #BIC2015 #houseofillustration #foliosociety Annual Book Illustration Competition 2015

Last week I was named as a runner up in The Book Illustration Competition 2015. My work was chosen as one of five runners up from over 400 entries in the competition run by The House of Illustration and The Folio Society. The brief for this year’s competition was to design a binding for ‘The Folio Collection of Ghost Stories.’ Contestants were given three stories to read - ‘The Treasure of Abbot Thomas’ by M. R. James, ‘A Tale of an Empty House’ by E. F. Benson, and ‘The Upper Berth’ by F. Marion Crawford, as inspiration for their designs.

All three stories were evocative in their own way and very different, in setting and style. My main challenge (which I relished) was how to approach quite an unfamiliar subject matter. Normally my work is describing such different subjects, often a lot more light hearted- bright and joyful. So it was very interesting to see how I could explore a more atmospheric and sinister feel. I experienced a real buzz from producing something that felt like new territory for me it has shown me new possibilities for my work and what it’s capable of.