The portfolio of illustrator Jo Fisher Roberts

I originally trained as a fine artist but went into illustration in 2005 when a children’s charity commissioned me to design covers for their science songs project. Since then I have worked on a wide variety of commissions, from music albums to illustrations for the Brent River guide, to illustrating The Time Machine. I prefer the structure of illustration to that of fine art and enjoy working to briefs.
I am also a storyteller giving live performances around London and the southeast. I tell quirky stories such as the one about Derek, the man in my loft,  and the rebelling tongue. Recently I combined my story-telling with my illustration to create a children's book called Eddie and Splodge. Eddie is a gardening elf, and Splodge is his pet (a green splodge-like garden creature that behaves rather like a dog). One day Eddie notices some beautiful flowers the other side of the garden fence, he goes and picks a few and plants them in his garden, but his action has dramatic consequences...

Awards: Painter-Stainers award '98, Still Life Award-The Slade School of Fine Art '99, Challenge the Nail '05

Clients: Kumon Education, Professor Karmadillo Ltd., Pollard Hill Library, Brent Council, Rude Mechanicals