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Robyn Wilson-Owen
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Illustrator and author repped by Neil at Spring Literary and published by Andersen, Egmont/Farshore, Boxer and Tiny Owl
Illustration tutor at Falmouth University and The Open University.
Tutor in creativity for Cam Uni online.

www.robynwilsonowen.com
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Alongside many other things I teach for the Open College of the Arts (part of the Open University) on their BA Illustration, and here I am on their blog talking about the importance of failure and bad drawings…

www.oca.ac.uk/weareoca/ill...
OCA Illustration: Introducing Robyn Wilson-Owen - The Open College of the Arts
Hello, I am Robyn Wilson-Owen, a maker of children’s picture books, a former theatre designer, and a new tutor on OCA’s BA Illustration. I will always try to encourage my students to draw from life as...
www.oca.ac.uk
A new post by me on the Open College of the Arts blog - Can Constraints Improve Our Creativity?

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Can Constraints Improve Our Creativity? - The Open College of the Arts
The romantic idea of the divine nature of artistic inspiration still commonly influences the way artists are perceived today but has very little to do with how most creativity happens. Most of us have...
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January 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sofa scribbles of my fellow sofa scribbler.
January 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you’re the organised type, I’m having a Christmas card sale - a pack of 6 cards with envelopes for £7.50 including UK delivery…

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Christmas card - bargain selection pack
6 Christmas cards with envelopes. 3 designs - you will get two of each. 2 of the designs are A5 size cards, the other is 140mm square. The larger...
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January 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I hope you have a lovely time x
December 22, 2024 at 11:52 AM
I was totally blown away by how Picasso uses light in this drawing to show the adoration from the woman, the light is coming from within her, shining onto an unaware (and rather undeserving imo) man.
December 10, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I was in Bishops Storford this morning and found a friend in the library :-)
December 3, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Looks like I just monotype tigers now…
November 27, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Midnight mono printing
November 27, 2024 at 8:08 AM
A tall tale in four images.
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Artist at work.
November 24, 2024 at 3:22 PM
A couple more of my house drawings.. drawn in pencil.
November 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
A post definitely worth following!
I’ll be posting 30 second videos showing spreads from my favourite novelty books every Friday under the hashtag #PopUpOfTheWeek. As well as true pop-ups, I’ll feature other novelty elements like moveables and pull-tabs. And on the first Friday of every month I’ll feature one of my own books. …
November 22, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Reposted by Robyn Wilson-Owen
I do love drawing houses… they’re characters in themselves and also I like to imagine who the characters inside might be.
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I do love drawing houses… they’re characters in themselves and also I like to imagine who the characters inside might be.
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Reposted by Robyn Wilson-Owen
Here’s the second starter pack go.bsky.app/KgArkAK
November 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Treasure hunters.
November 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Love at first sight
November 19, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Watching ‘it’ approach, a bit too quickly for comfort…
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Reposted by Robyn Wilson-Owen
I've put together a #starterpack of illustrators based in, or focused on, UK publishing bsky.app/starter-pack... Do let me know if your name should be there :) #kidlit #kidlitUK #UKkidlit #kidliART #illustrator #illustrators
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November 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Well I’ve followed lots of people and lots of people have followed me… now to try and chat I guess?!
I’m hopeless at all this social media malarkey, always feel like I’m walking into a room full of people chatting and have no idea how to insert myself into the conversation….
November 16, 2024 at 7:51 PM

Alongside many other things I teach for the Open College of the Arts (part of the Open University) on their BA Illustration, and here I am on their blog talking about the importance of failure and bad drawings…

www.oca.ac.uk/weareoca/ill...
OCA Illustration: Introducing Robyn Wilson-Owen - The Open College of the Arts
Hello, I am Robyn Wilson-Owen, a maker of children’s picture books, a former theatre designer, and a new tutor on OCA’s BA Illustration. I will always try to encourage my students to draw from life as...
www.oca.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Hello ‘Bluesky’ I’m Robyn and sometimes I draw and write and make things, and other times I teach people about drawing and writing and making things.
November 14, 2024 at 2:15 PM