Hi, I'm Eliza...
I'm a scientist and illustrator who works with editors to create kids science books full of character, that make children feel curious, included and excited to learn more.
I never did decide between art and science, even when working full tilt on my PhD about bacteria. The lab sparked my imagination, and the process of making pictures is full of experiments. For over a decade I've been drawing science stories for a living, so I never had to stop drawing or wondering 'why?'
Let's work together to uncover the hidden science all around us and share it with children all over the world.
My Story
I always have and always will draw; it's my happy place that helps me make sense of the world. I was that classroom cartoonist, selling mickey mouse portraits in the playground for 50p. But I didn't stop there. Drawing helped me revise for my biology exams at uni. It helped me understand and share what I'd found during my PhD. It was my science superpower!
During the postdocs that followed, people started paying me to draw their science. There was so much exciting science to learn, but very few people who know about science feel able to share it visually. So in 2016 I became a freelance illustrator, solving all sorts of creative, communication and design problems. Scientists from all around the world have told me their stories, opening up whole invisible worlds to me that I got to draw and enjoy with all sorts of people. The mind-bogglingly complex ecosystem contained in just a gram of soil, the instant connection between light years through quantum entanglement, the evolution of new germs, the invisible forces that make clouds form...
I've really found my happy place in helping to communicate science to kids through fun cartoon illustrations and comics. I create little chaps that kids want to get to know. They help kids feel safe, settled and ready to engage with science stories. Do email me if you would like to open up some invisible science worlds in children's books together.
Contact
Just drop me an email if you want to have a chat about illustrating science for kids.
