I write about being an illustrator, creative practice, freelance life, the books I read, things I watch and listen to, food I cook and eat, as well as my thoughts and experiences of neurodiversity and post-menopausal life as a Gen X feminist woman.
Creative freelancer in my fifties, sharing sketchbook, studio and sofa snippets. Wonky lines and creamy colour applied to narrative, emotion, decoration, pattern, everyday objects and life. Weaving words around wonder and weird.
Women don't vanish after 40. Who knew?! Amplifying and celebrating the voices of women in midlife and beyond by the former editor of Red, Cosmopolitan (and Just 17!)
Hi, itโs me Helen Stephens. This is a juicy chat between illustrator pals. Iโll be sharing stuff about making picture books that you might feel daft asking. When you sign up youโll get the Illustrators Freebies. Yes-please-thank-you!
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