Alumni: Arabella Simpson on It's Nice That

HCA Illustration Alumni Arabella Simpson found her work gracing the It's Nice That Website recently. 

Arabella Simpson’s colourful drawings fit together like a distorted Tetris game. Fascinated by “recycling, originality and copyright”, Arabella enjoys drawing immediately recognisable characters. “I want an image to communicate its meaning instantly”, she tells It’s Nice That. By using our eyes first, she feels that we then have time to “choose how we’d like to use our heads and voices”. - It's Nice That

We're not surprised they've chosen to recognise Arabella's highly distinctive and humorous image making. She was recently featured at the Cheltenham Illustration Awards, and regularly brings her work to print and illustration fairs. It's Nice That has been an important champion of new work for over ten years and is an important piece of recognition for any rising illustrator. Well done Arabella!

Find her on Instagram: @arabella_simpson