Reena Makwana
@reenamakwana.bsky.social
Illustrator
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Prints, tea-towels, zines and Christmas cards for sale on my Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/reenama...
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Prints, tea-towels, zines and Christmas cards for sale on my Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/reenama...
Cross-stitch of our local fish and chips shop - Marlow Fish Bar!
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Cross-stitch of our local fish and chips shop - Marlow Fish Bar!
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So thrilled to be on this list with @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @theemmapress.bsky.social! Thank you! So many fantastic writers, illustrators and publishers here.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
So thrilled to be on this list with @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @theemmapress.bsky.social! Thank you! So many fantastic writers, illustrators and publishers here.
Ever wondered about the small magic folk that live in South Norwood Country Park? So have we! Jack Good and I have made this zine which you can buy from the communal table at Goblin Market on the 19th October at Stanley Arts and here too #folklore #croydon #halloween - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Ever wondered about the small magic folk that live in South Norwood Country Park? So have we! Jack Good and I have made this zine which you can buy from the communal table at Goblin Market on the 19th October at Stanley Arts and here too #folklore #croydon #halloween - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Logo illustrated for Rebecca Leeks's new podcast 'The Ditty Bag' - listen and subscribe here - open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Logo illustrated for Rebecca Leeks's new podcast 'The Ditty Bag' - listen and subscribe here - open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...
Cross-stitch of South Norwood Library #embroidery
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cross-stitch of South Norwood Library #embroidery
The sky/weather page from my Gujarati English zine - copies available from my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The sky/weather page from my Gujarati English zine - copies available from my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Sourced turns five!! Sharing 'A Celebration on the Side', which I illustrated for their Celebration season last autumn. Congratulations to @annasulan.bsky.social and Chloe -subscribe to their excellent food and drink newsletter here - sourcedjourneys.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sourced turns five!! Sharing 'A Celebration on the Side', which I illustrated for their Celebration season last autumn. Congratulations to @annasulan.bsky.social and Chloe -subscribe to their excellent food and drink newsletter here - sourcedjourneys.substack.com
Loved working on this commission for Endeavour Agency - new illustrations for their website - endeavour.agency
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Loved working on this commission for Endeavour Agency - new illustrations for their website - endeavour.agency
Made a new baby fabric for a new baby friend! Bears, sloths and whales #surfacedesign
July 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Made a new baby fabric for a new baby friend! Bears, sloths and whales #surfacedesign
Transport page from the Gujarati English zine I made Theo - a lot of transport words are just the English words when I checked with my mum but had to include all the wheels! Also featured, the 68 bus and a Southern train. #illustration #zines #learninglanguages
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Transport page from the Gujarati English zine I made Theo - a lot of transport words are just the English words when I checked with my mum but had to include all the wheels! Also featured, the 68 bus and a Southern train. #illustration #zines #learninglanguages
A few people have asked for a copy after seeing this 'Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili' zine I made Theo, so I've printed a batch. 20 pages, over 120 illustrations - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A few people have asked for a copy after seeing this 'Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili' zine I made Theo, so I've printed a batch. 20 pages, over 120 illustrations - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Managed to fit a few places and things into Theo's Gujarati English zine -including an illustration of Eastbourne beach on this 'sea' themed page
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Managed to fit a few places and things into Theo's Gujarati English zine -including an illustration of Eastbourne beach on this 'sea' themed page
Flexing that food illustration muscle for this double page for Theo's Gujarati/English zine (including Swahili - dizzy/ndizi for banana)
May 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Flexing that food illustration muscle for this double page for Theo's Gujarati/English zine (including Swahili - dizzy/ndizi for banana)
Animals from Theo's Gujarati/English zine #illustration #zines
May 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Animals from Theo's Gujarati/English zine #illustration #zines
I've made Theo a zine! Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili - 120 plus illustrations and words on animals, food, the home and garden, the sky and sea and more! I couldn't find something like this, so I made it. Thanks to my mum with helping with all the phonetics!
May 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've made Theo a zine! Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili - 120 plus illustrations and words on animals, food, the home and garden, the sky and sea and more! I couldn't find something like this, so I made it. Thanks to my mum with helping with all the phonetics!
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Loved this! 2 incredible heroes who turn what we know on its head. Impossible to put down 🐲🧚♂️🗡🐴🌳. Thanks @barbaraevav.bsky.social for this 💚 @poetclare.bsky.social @reenamakwana.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Loved this! 2 incredible heroes who turn what we know on its head. Impossible to put down 🐲🧚♂️🗡🐴🌳. Thanks @barbaraevav.bsky.social for this 💚 @poetclare.bsky.social @reenamakwana.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social
Sold! Selling some ceramics to make room for making more ceramics.
May 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sold! Selling some ceramics to make room for making more ceramics.
Sketch of a view in Lewes.
April 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Sketch of a view in Lewes.
The Portland Arms, South Norwood #illustration
April 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Portland Arms, South Norwood #illustration
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Thanks to The Bound bookshop for having Rob in to sign books!
Great to sign books at The Bound yesterday. See @reenamakwana.bsky.social lovely cover! North Tyneside folk - do your duty. I still have ink & I’ve almost got the spelling right. Thanks to Adele, Emma and the staff at this coastal gem. #kidlit @forumbooks.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thanks to The Bound bookshop for having Rob in to sign books!
I'm a few days late on this but RIP Val Kilmer - I made a zine on his films ten years ago, the original made for Jack
April 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm a few days late on this but RIP Val Kilmer - I made a zine on his films ten years ago, the original made for Jack
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Great to sign books at The Bound yesterday. See @reenamakwana.bsky.social lovely cover! North Tyneside folk - do your duty. I still have ink & I’ve almost got the spelling right. Thanks to Adele, Emma and the staff at this coastal gem. #kidlit @forumbooks.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Great to sign books at The Bound yesterday. See @reenamakwana.bsky.social lovely cover! North Tyneside folk - do your duty. I still have ink & I’ve almost got the spelling right. Thanks to Adele, Emma and the staff at this coastal gem. #kidlit @forumbooks.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social
The woolly mammoth I illustrated for 'Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please' by @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and the inspiration - Crusty Balboa. The book launches online tonight @theemmapress.bsky.social - theemmapress.com/shop/childre...
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The woolly mammoth I illustrated for 'Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please' by @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and the inspiration - Crusty Balboa. The book launches online tonight @theemmapress.bsky.social - theemmapress.com/shop/childre...