Samara Hardy: UK Based Freelance Illustrator and Designer

Samara Hardy is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Brighton, UK. She specializes in children's books illustration featuring funny, delightful characters. Owl with long thin legs, raven strutting in boots, and odd couple of pig and giraffe in lovely watercolors will win your heart right away!

Her designs have been used on greetings cards, stationery, homewares, children's books, and much more. She has worked with clients across the globe including Tesco, Hallmark, Oxford University Press, Usborne, American Greetings, Kilner, Parlane and Morrisons to name a few. She has won New Designers Hallmark Award, and won first place in the Plum Pudding Awards Alice in Wonderland Competition. She has created illustrations for books such as "Who loves the dragon?", "Don't wake the dragon?", "The turkey that voted for Christmas", and "The mouse that cancelled Christmas". She is currently represented by Plum Pudding Illustration.