Maya Chessman
About

I am an illustrator living and working in Norwich, UK. I graduated from Norwich University of the Arts in 2021 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration.

I love making detailed, sensitive and story-led work, often inspired by nature and folklore. I hand draw my line-work with pencils and use ink and pencil layers for colouring which I digitally layer and colour. Writing and hand-lettering are also an important part of my practice.

I am open to work on illustration commissions in publishing and editorial, and anything else my work would be a good fit for.

I also co-run Tulips and Heather Shop with my partner Freya where we make and sell prints, stationery, zines and other paper goods, operating here online and at local markets.

I am currently working on creating more narrative and sequential work, combining my written and visual storytelling and I am exploring this with comic making, which I am documenting on my newsletter.

Selected Clients

Renard’s Press

Harper’s Magazine

Financial Times

New York Review of Books

Taproot Magazine

Selvedge Magazine

Cunning Folk Magazine

Common Threads Press

91 Magazine

PotLuck Magazine

Contact

For enquiries regarding commissions, collaborations and wholesale please email me!
Email: maya.c.illustration@gmail.com
 
To see more of my work, have a look at my Instagram account and subscribe to my newsletter!
Instagram: @maya.c.illustration

Newsletter: Bog Oak