UK based illustrator and designer Poppy Almond is our latest Instagram-it-girl obsession. With a love for color (in particular pink and red), her quirky illustrations have that girl power oomph to them.
She also has an Etsy shop where she sells prints and cards of her illustrations, as well as friendship bracelets and other nostalgia-inducing delights.
Taking inspiration from everyday objects and environments, she aims to make other people happy through her work. “I basically just draw things I like or that are around me and hope others enjoy them too,” she said in an interview with the Ohh Deer blog.
“I studied Printed textiles and surface pattern design at Leeds arts university and absolutely loved it,” she added, talking about her creative background. “I knew I wanted to study some kind of art but was always unsure what exactly. When I came across my course whilst on my foundation degree I instantly knew it was for me. It was great to be able to experiment with such a range of different materials and processes.”
“My favourite thing to illustrate is probably food I kind of have an obsession with doodling sushi and strawberries (don’t ask me why),” she adds. “I literally get my inspiration from everywhere! but mainly from things around me, food I’m eating, things I’ve heard that day or the contents of my shelves. Of course other amazing illustrators, things I’ve come across on Instagram and all the girl bosses around me give me so much inspiration.”
Check out some of her work in the gallery below:
