Also found under the name GOBLIN, I am an illustrator, graphic novelist and animator living and working in Edinburgh. While my background in film informs both my comics and animation work, a Goblin’s heart is in drawing stories. I favour traditional image making methods, pencils, ink and paint, and embrace slow methodologies where possible. Commissions, personal comics and workshops both sustain my practice and keep me engaged in vibrant arts communities, near and far.
After working in coffee shops for a long time, I got my graphic novel break with Idle Women and their inaugural project On The Water. I cannot emphasise enough the impact this opportunity has had on my drawing, writing and arts career. I am forever grateful that they scooped this fledging comics stray out from behind a coffee machine and gave me a chance.
Some of my recent longer passion projects include The Book of Murmurs, a 200 page graphic novel (ultimately The Collected Shenk) set to be published in 2026 and animation for the stage production STARS. The play is being restaged at Brixton House in June of this year and part of this body work was released as a short film, premiering at Berlinale Forum Expanded 2025.
My work remains feminist, political and poetic. I love the challenge of communicating powerful and complex ideas through images and this has led me to co-creating work with a wide range of artists, academic bodies and collectives. While I am able to adapt my hand drawn craft across many disciplines, panelled storytelling remains my first and best language.
If you have any questions, do drop me a line. Commissions are currently closed but it’s always worth getting in touch. If the project is right, I can often be tempted to work on something new…
For updates, project insights and all my latest comics work, visit my blog:
The Goblin Comic Library