About me

I’m Emma, an illustrator and artist living in rural Northamptonshire, UK with my husband and energetic 8 year old!

Creatively I’m inspired by strange and spooky fiction, folklore, anything with dark magic, the natural world, birds and woodland animals. I’m an avid sketchbook-er and collector of objects and ephemera that help inspire my work.

I’m also passionate about children’s books. If I'm not reading or reviewing a children’s book, I’m thinking up ideas on creating my own, and I work with a charity to organise children’s book events and author visits to local schools.

In my spare time I love to wander the countryside, donning a pair of binoculars, often stopping to identify birds, sketch, or photograph some tree bark.

I’m currently open for commissions and enquires about art sales. To get in touch, pease contact me using the contact form or email: contact@emmacarpendale.co.uk