I chose to look into Phoebe Wahl who is one of my favourite contemporary illustrators and who is a big influence on my own work. She is a freelance editorial and children’s book illustrator, and although she has a growing following on Instagram she is still fairly small scale. Much like the style of her artwork, her presence online feels approachable and down to earth; she talks openly about struggles or issues she is having with her own work process and speaks freely about her interests and influences. She is very passionate about human rights issues world wide and much of her work is political, particularly relating to the black lives matter movement and female body positivity. She is also an advocate for the ‘unschooling’ movement. Here are screenshots of her Instagram, online portfolio and online shop. Although professional, her online media platforms are colourful, inviting and still maintain a handmade / traditionally illustrative style
