Jess Mikhail

I am a children's book illustrator. My favourite place is my tiny home where I live with my tiny dog. It is there that I love to draw and create funny characters with bright colours and fancy patterns. There is nowhere else I'd rather be (except at a car boot sale or a charity shop maybe). I like to use a mix of all sorts of stuff in my work. I draw, I scan, I scribble, blob, print and stamp and I even use a scary computer. The aim of my work is to make people smile and I hope that's what I do! Over the last couple of years I have been commissioned by publishers such as Orchard Books, Bloomsbury, Usborne and Harper Collins. Please take a look below and discover my recent publications. If you would like to get in touch you can email me at [email protected] or contact my agent Jodie Marsh at United Agents [email protected]

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I’ve just had a couple of cards printed. I have also just opened an Etsy shop where I will be selling prints and cards. Over the next few weeks I will be adding items on there... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JessMikhail?ref=search_shop_redirect #newshoponline #blankcards #greetingcardsforsale #illustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDtdtkDCmN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r30qie2zbjda

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Happy New Year everyone. I recently did this portrait for Andy and Amy. It shows them doing what they love best, walking together with their two dogs. It was beautifully printed by @precision.imaging on textured art paper. If you’d like a portrait of someone, please get in touch. #portraitillustration #portraitartist #illustrator #customartwork #portraitillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/BsIidZVDZ9W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=91d3jmfuwwkt

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They stick together forever, how cool is that. #geese #illustrator #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustrator #freelanceillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/BppHeMEDIYR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8oxah0kavypu

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#illustrator #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BpoWjcdjt7P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=130m64jnjwbhm

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#geese #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm-G4NDKPG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hoaqtznrzw8t

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Two Brothers and a Chocolate Factory. Written by Juliet Clare Bell and Illustrated by Jess Mikhail. Available to buy in the Cadbury World Gift shop #madeinbrum #cadburys #birminghamhistory #bournville #illustrator #birminghamartist

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#lionillustration #bighairdontcare #childrensbooks #illustrationforchildren #illustratorforhire #illustrator #childrensbookillustrator

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I’m still going with the pottery. I’ve just left this tile to go for it’s final fire... it’s so hard to know how it will look on the other side #ceramictiles #ceramictile #drawingonclay #drawingonceramics #illustration #ceramics #rabbitillustration #childrenbookillustration #childrensbookillustrator #artforkidsroom

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My very first attempt at making some little illustrated ceramic tiles. I’ve got a long way to go but I’m enjoying this new medium ❤️

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Pink moon #illustrator #childrensbooks #illustrationsforchildren

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Fruity hat for the bank holiday weekend #illustrator #childrensbookillustrator #fruityhat #bankholidayfun #freelanceillustrator

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I’m very excited about attending the apprentice workshop at the @experimentalperfumeclub tomorrow afternoon. Getting my nostrils ready in #kingsheathpark #experimentalperfumeclub #illustratorlife #childrensbookillustration #friendsofkingsheathpark

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This week I will be drawing on the theme of my local park. Im so lucky to have this magical garden on my doorstep. When I think of the friends I’ve made whilst walking with Wilda - some human and some not. It’s looking stunning at the moment. #kingsheathpark #blackandwhitesketch #childrenplaying #miniatureschnauzer #childrensbooks #illustrator

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Blossom in the park. Here today, gone tomorrow #kingsheathpark #blossomtrees #childrensbookillustrator #blackandwhitesketch

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Happy May Day everyone! This image is from a book I illustrated about George and Richard Cadbury, ‘Two Brothers and a Chocolate Factory’. Written by Juliet Clare Bell. The maypole is still standing in Bournville village. #mayday #mayday2018 #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustrator #maypoledance #bournville #birminghamhistory #cadburys #cadburyfactory

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#childrenspattern #kidsfabrics #retrotelephone #childrensbookillustrations #illustrator

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Another go at making a pattern