Clare aka GingerKnits
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Clare aka GingerKnits
@claresdraws.bsky.social
Illustrator, storyteller, student, wildlife geek, crafty type, ally, looong Covider

She/her they/them

Illustration portfolio here: clarestorry.com

Pathways Into Kids Illustration mentee 2022-2024
Whipped up a creepy bag for the local kids to collect their sweets, if they dare...
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Worlds We Leave Behind by @afharrold.com is brilliantly unsettling. Highly recommend. Plus Levi Pinfold's illustrations are spectacular.
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I remember finding Seven Ghosts by Chris Priestley suitably creepy. Plus it's a Barrington Stoke book so the accessibility is an extra win. #KidLit #KidLitUK
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Playing around with inky shapes as part of #blobtober. #Inktober #cats #KidsIllustration
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This petition closes today. It's so close to getting 200,000 signatures. Please share and sign. Thank you.

Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza.

#FreePalestine
July 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
UK government petition. Stop all arms exports to Israel. Please sign here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thanks
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I have completed Cold Harbour.
April 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sharing the Women's March protest sign I found tucked away behind my sofa just before the November election.

Waving in solidarity with everyone protesting today!
April 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The latest Phoenix is making me cackle. #KidLit #KidLitUK
March 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Let's decelerate the moving parts
March 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This wasn't how I was expecting to start my day...
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Sharing this just so I can use #BloomScrolling
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My brain is still a bit frazzled after a full on but most excellent day at London Book Fair yesterday. Our exhibition looks great, had lots of interest. Yay! Big thank you to everyone who supported our Crowdfunder to make this happen!
March 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yay! If you have time please pop in to our Pathways emerging illustrators exhibition. It's on the ground floor near the children's book section. My coursemates are a skilled bunch.
March 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm currently reading Erasure by Percival Everett. It's my third novel by him, love the way he throws dry humour into his work. Big fan.
March 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#ProofOfCat.

The cat in my header is a #NotMyCat who likes to hang out my garden, watch what we're up to through the kitchen window and play a good game of chase the stick. If we sit out in warmer weather he enjoys a good cuddle. We call him our cat friend.
March 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Happy World Book Day!

35 emerging kids book illustrators are trying to exhibit our work at London Book Fair next week.

We've nearly hit our fundraising needs but have been hit with last minute unexpected costs.

Any support is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...
March 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our Crowdfunder to get 35 emerging #KidLit illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds to showcase our work at London Book Fair has been extended. We're almost there in making this happen.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...

Thank you x

#BookSky #Illustration
March 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Our Crowdfunder to get 35 emerging #KidLit illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds to showcase our work at London Book Fair has been extended. We're almost there in making this happen.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...

Thank you x

#BookSky #Illustration
March 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Can you help myself and my diverse group of coursemates show our work at London Book Fair? We need to raise funds for professionally printing our artwork.

You can see more of our work on our fundraiser page. Thank you x

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...

#KidLit #Illustration #ClimateCrisis
February 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Oh no, RIP Michelle Trachtenberg. You were so good as Dawn in Buffy.
February 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Everyone makes a growth chart for their amaryllis, right? Right?
February 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
35 emerging #KidLit illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds
1 opportunity to exhibit our work at London Book Fair
1 Crowdfunder to fund our printing costs

A bajillion thank yous from me and my coursemates x

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(Image is a variation of my final Pathways coursework cover)
February 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I did a #BirbFest. Behold the Cuban Tody!

Painted with gouache and watercolour with a bit of ink and colour #pencil.

#art #paint #illustration #bird
January 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I went to see The Tempest last night and drew the view from my seat.
January 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM