A portfolio showcasing how I have approached a range of illustration projects, including illustrated fiction for adults, illustrated short stories for children, poetry illustration, a biblical text and much more. I am inspired by vivid language and enjoy working in acrylic, gouache, mixed media and wood engraving.

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2. I’m an illustrator and writer with a particular
interest in short stories and poetry.
This portfolio showcases the full range of
my work, which is quite varied, depending
on the theme or text that I am illustrating.
I am very adaptable to the needs of a
particular project. Maybe there’s something
here that catches your eye.
Contact details are at the end.
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3. I have published several books under my own imprints: firstly
Frootcake, which I founded with my co-author Paul Winward, and
secondly Stuchbury Editions which I am registering as a trademark,
and under which I’ve published several limited editions (from 2010).
Details are at https://sites.google.com/site/stuchburyeditions/
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4. Lilliput Tales: Sixty six stories
first told on Twitter
Illustrations are in crayon,
gouache and watercolour.
Details at:
https://sites.google.com/sit
e/stuchburyeditions/
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5. The Book of Revelation to St
John the Divine: An
illustrative interpretation
Illustrations are in acrylic.
Details at:
https://sites.google.com/s
ite/stuchburyeditions/
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6. The Marigold, a short love story for readers of any age, set in a
dilapidated little French theatre. Illustrations are wood engravings.
Details at: https://sites.google.com/site/stuchburyeditions/
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7. Aurora’s Spindle, a collection of ten
100-word stories for adults on
fairytale themes. Illustrations are
mixed media and digital. Details at:
https://sites.google.com/site/stuchb
uryeditions/
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8. Crafty Old Crow, a children’s verse
story by Rachel Beckett and Paul
Winward. Technique: gouache,
watercolour, ink.
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9. Illustrations to poems by Walter De La Mare.
Technique: wood engraving on PVC using three blocks. Back Next Home Contact

10. A children’s book in preparation. Technique: gouache, watercolour, crayon,
Photoshop. Full dummy of this book available. Back Next Home Contact

11. Illustrations to a poem by Walter De La Mare.
Technique: wood engraving on boxwood.
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12. Diary of a journey.
Technique: wood engraving on boxwood.
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13. Techniques: pencil, watercolour
and gouache. These images
were done from real life not
from photographs.
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14. I grew up in Devon and have lived in Buckinghamshire and
Gloucestershire. I was taught art by Peter Wickham RE and went on
to read History of Art at St John’s College, Cambridge. I later took an
MA in Printmaking and Illustration. I have exhibited with the Society
of Wood Engravers and at the RWA in Bristol, and have written,
illustrated and published several short books under the trademark
Stuchbury Editions. I was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
in 2012. I am now seeking agents who can help me move beyond my
‘limited editions’ and market my work on a more commercial level.
Please contact me for more information.
Rachel A. H. Beckett
01453 544051
07979 543222
rahbeckett@googlemail.com
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