Gillian Roberts

Hi I’m Gill and I think I was born with a pencil in my hand. I have drawn, scribbled and doodled ever since I can remember. I was always getting into trouble in school for doodling in my text books. My favourite place in school was the art room. So when I left it was only natural that I should go to Art College. I studied for four years at Cardiff College of Art. When I completed the course, I moved to London and took a job in a prestigious artist’s agency where I was fortunate enough to rub shoulders with some of the best illustrators in Britain. Whilst there I began to get small illustrating jobs but it wasn’t until I got married back in Wales that I began to develop my career as an illustrator, all thanks to the support and encouragement of my husband Mike. I began by designing greeting cards and then I was given the opportunity to illustrate some children’s books. I keep pretty busy with this kind of work now but also, I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to have some of my illustrations made into cross stitch kits.