Illustrator Zara Picken from Bristol has an intriguing portfolio of illustrations and visual stories. Her illustration style has a charming character rooted in the decade of post-war enthusiasm and the utopian modernism of the 1950s. The muted pop colours, the stylised contours of the figures and paper textures add a nostalgic touch to her visual interpretations. Her vector style has a fuzzy sharpness and the wholesome goodness of a bygone imagined future. In Zara’s work striking ideas meet with sugar puff fun.

Zara Picken