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Vicki Gausden
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Illustrator, friend to dogs & fan of the 6B pencil. Love a dress with pockets. Books with Little Tiger, Farshore & HarperCollins.

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Vicki Gausden @vickigausden.co.uk · Nov 14
Hello everyone! I'm an illustrator who'd love to just draw cute animals all day every day. I'd like to do some more non-fiction animal-based projects and enjoy a challenging novelty board book.

Books with HarperCollins, Farshore and Little Tiger Press.

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A set of nine squares each with the cover artwork to books I've illustrated! Hope is a Rainbow, Let's Get this Potty Started, Good Night Bedtime Moon, Babies Love Hugs, Saves the Day, Wye Valley 40 Hill & Riverside Walks, Happy Birthday Pirate, Happy Birthday Princess and Back on Weird Street.
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My clients all headed off early for the holidays so I made a cardboard model of Liberty London with my lovely neighbour for her very cute cat. Time well spent I’d say…

#libertylondon #christmas #crafting
A hand painted cardboard model of the Liberty London store. Amber the cat is attacking the roof like Godzilla.
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Quote with your starry art ✨

#kidlitart #illustrationart
A kitty prowls through a meadow at night, above him is the moon and the stars.
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Apparently it is/was #artistday so here’s a few of mine to add to the joy of this thread…
Two otters frolic in the sea. A bunch of bugs in a sketch. All are cute and smiling. A badger with a jaunty neckerchief is out for a stroll. A little mouse wearing a scarf is clutching a giant sunflower.
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Started work on the Christmas window today…

#christmas #windowart
A sash window decorated with a white bird and three stars.
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Oops, missed #kidlitartpostcardday! Here's my festive contribution to the gorgeous artwork I'm seeing in my feed.

#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
Santa is gathered with his friends at the North Pole. A penguin, elf, snowman and gingerbread man stand in front of a beautiful christmas tree in a snowy nighttime landscape.
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Wrapped my first present today whilst listening to festive tunes. With three lovely nieces and a wonderful nephew we’ve got a lot more wrapping to do! 🎁

Illustration from Où es-tu petit renne? published by Grund, October 2025.

#christmasillustration #kidlit #kidlitart
A sweet reindeer stands in the snow as red cardinal birds flutter about him. He's wearing a harness with bells on.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Is anyone feeling festive yet? Had the first mince pie of the season or switched on their Christmas lights? 🎄

Pattern from Où es-tu petit renne? published by Grund, October 2025.

#christmasillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #patterndesign
A festive repeat pattern featuring gingerbread men, candy canes, snow and holly.
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Right, it’s time! We’re putting up the Christmas decs on the weekend as I need some sparkly lights to get me through the dark evenings, and I’ve just checked the final present off my list.

Illo from Où es-tu petit renne? published by Grund, October 2025.

#santa #kidlit #kidlitart
Three little elves are merrily wrapping gifts, stuffing stockings and checking off lists!
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

Went for something sketchy from a while back!

#kidlitart #birdart #illustration
A small person rides on the back of a giant eagle over a mountainous landscape.
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hey #artdirectors #designers #creatives - if you’re looking for a children’s illustrator, you can search today’s selection of promos from #KidLitArtPostcard !

Click the hashtag and sort by Top or Latest here, or use @flashes.blue to quickly see entries in an Insta-like grid!
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Hey #kidlitartpostcard

I'm an illustrator who mainly draws cute critters for kids.

www.vickigausden.co.uk

#kidlitart #artshare #illustrationart
A little red squirrel clutches a nut surrounded by various woodland flora.
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Hey illustrators/agents!

I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Let's go #kidlit illustrators, editors, agents, and art directors! Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Managed to stab myself in the hand opening a loaf of bread this morning. So far, so Monday.
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A Happy All Hallows' Eve to all those who celebrate it 👻

#kidlitart #halloween2025
A little pink-haired witch is walking by the light of a glowing full moon. A red fox walks by her side and a black crow swoops above.
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Quote with your night art ✨

As it’s spooky season, here’s something appropriate…

#kidlitart #illustrationart #artshare
A little white-haired witch tends to her bubbling cauldron as a red fox and crow watch on. They’re in a forest in the dead of night and a full moon hangs above.
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Hey artists

Just keep posting.
Last post didn’t get many likes? Keep posting.
Not 100% happy with what you made? Post it.
Feel like you aren’t getting anywhere? Keep posting.

You never know who will find you and when.
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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New Buggy stickers in my Etsy shop today! www.etsy.com/shop/ginaperry #etsyseller
Photo of a hand holding a 2"x3" Cicada sticker in front of a monstera plant, printed from a collage original by Gina Perry. Promo for Etsy. Photo of a hand holding a 2"x3" Stag Beetle vinyl transparent sticker in front of a print of oranges. Original collage art by Gina Perry. Sticker available on Etsy.
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I am so excited to announce my next picture book ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’ 🥹🪼 Coming Spring 2027! I can’t wait to introduce to you to Orla and Suki, characters very dear to my heart who are both AuDHD like me 🥹🥰 I grew up near the sea and this book means so much to me 🥰🌊 #kidlitUK #kidlit #booksky
Book deal announcement with illustrated happy jellyfish below around the title ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’. The above deal announcement reads ‘Julia McCarthy at Atheneum has bought Orla and the Jellyfish by #KidLit4Climate founder Emma Reynolds (Amara and the Bats), a picture book about a girl who loves the misunderstood jellyfish at her local beach and rallies her community to protect the ocean, invest in renewables, and end plastic pollution. Publication is set for Spring 2027; Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights.’
October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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The French edition of my next board book will be publishing soon. Written by the supremely talented Danielle McLean, it features a silky soft pair of reindeer antlers. Look away now if you're not ready for something festive 🎄❄️☃️

#kidlit #kidlitart

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The cover of the French edition of my next board book. A cute reindeer peers out from a holly bush with decorative Christmas trees in the background. In the foreground two penguins hang baubles on the bush.
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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The next #KidLitArtPostcard event is Thursday, October 2nd. Just over a week away! We will be extending the event through Friday in recognition of Yom Kippur. #kidlit www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
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September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be presenting my “Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don’ts” talk to “At Home Author” on October 23rd, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews.

Register today! 💙❤️

▶️▶️▶️ www.athomeauthor.com/service-page...
The first slide of my Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don'ts talk. 1. Your Site 2. Your Social 3. Your Portfolio 4. Your Deal 5. Your Process
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Artists, if you see this, post something RED! 🍎

#kidlitart #illustration #artshare #ifyouseethis #qrp #artists #illustrators #collage #art
A red squirrel precariously balances nuts he’s gathering for winter.
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Hey #kidlit illustrators!

We’re beginning to think through a mythology-themed beginning-reader series. I'm looking for someone w/ a commercial/punchy, character-forward style who can breath life into ancient lore.

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
September 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM