I am an author, artist and educator based in the Peak District National Park. I am an experienced storyteller, illustrator, and writer. My clients include DK, Google Arts and Culture, Harper Collins, MacMillan, Tango Children’s Books, Nosy Crow, and BBC One TV, to name but a few. I have worked with many schools, arts organizations, museums, conservation trusts, publishers, and universities over the past 15 years to deliver education programmes - either focused on literacy or the creative arts - helping children, students, and families to develop an awareness of the wonders of the natural world and the power of imagination. I also run regular art retreat workshops for adults.Past projects include:• lecturing 3rd yr MA Illustration students at Derby University and mounting an exhibition of my own prints (June 2019)• performing a tigerish storytelling & homage to the late Judith Kerr at Bath Children’s Literature Festival (Sep 2019)• delivery of Wild Wonders illustration workshops to families visiting Jersey Zoo for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (Feb 2020-2024)• author visits to primary schools for World Book Day (Mar 2024)• hosting & presenting online artist demonstrations of naturalbotanical inks and watercolours via zoom for Wallace Seymour Fine Art Materials (April - Oct 2020).Recent published work:• Make Art with Nature Art Book (March 7th 2024)• foreword to The Artist’s Handbook by Pip Seymour (Oct 2020) to The Artist’s Handbook by Pip Seymour (Oct 2020)• suminagashi feature in UPPERCASE Magazine 45 (May 2020)• printing on water article in Pressing Matters Magazine (April 2020)• perfectly imperfect kintsugi article in UPPERCASE Magazine 42 (Nov 2019)You can find out more about my work and approach on my website www.pippapixley.co.uk, and also on instagram, facebook and twitter.