Born in London, Jane studied art and design at Middlesex University. Her main study was ceramics and she didn\'t start to illustrate until she left college. Her first published work was a series of greetings cards for Roger la Borde, followed by some book jackets, and eventually black and white illustrations for a poetry anthology with Orchard Books.

Her first full colour picture book was A Balloon for Grandad by Nigel Gray, published by Orchard Books in 1989. Since then Jane has illustrated numerous children\'s books, including Fairy Tales by Berlie Doherty, The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson, The Lost happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy and Moonbird by Joyce Dunbar. But Jane is increasingly writing her own material. Her first story was ‘Can you catch a Mermaid?’ and this has been followed by ‘The Apple Pip Princess’, ‘The Dolls House Fairy’, and ‘Ahmed and the feather Girl’. She has also retold `Snow White’ in a magnificent `pop-up` version and is working on Cinderella using the same format.

Jane has always shown her work and exhibits regularly at:

• Primavera, Cambridge
• The Illustration Cupboard, London

Press and Magazine Features about Jane

• Carousel Magazine, October 2010

Books

• See Books and Reviews pages.

Prizes & Awards

Other Work - includes: