Episode 95: Special Guest, Kay Wilson ( Illustrator, Cover artist for A Kind Of Spark and Keedie)

I am really excited to chat to today's special guest Kay Wilson.Kay is a Nottingham-based illustrator, most well known for her cover of the best-selling book A Kind of Spark, as well as Keedie, Like a Charm and Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll. Kay has worked on a wide range of projects, from editorial illustration to podcast art. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat!Things Kay mentioned and recommended (with notes below provided by Kay!):Gabe Dunn Article - Get Rich or Die Vlogging (the original was posted to Fusion, which doesn't seem to exist anymore, hence the reupload)Layout Paper - I used Seawhite of Brighton's one if people want exactTombow Brush PensPosca MarkersPentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen - the name of the pen Kay couldn't remember!Pith Sketchbook - technically I use their "blank notebook" as their official sketchbooks have much heavier GSM paper, and I mainly use ink. The heavier GSM is probably better for painting, but the notebook level is perfect for sketching and doodles :)Kay’s links:Instagram: Kay Wilson 🌙 (@kayaotic) • Instagram photos and videosBluesky: kay 🌙 (@kayaotic.bsky.social)Website kaywilsonillustration.comElle’s social links:Elle’s website and books: ⁠ellemcnicoll.com⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ellemcnicollofficial⁠X: ⁠twitter.com/BooksandChokers⁠TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ellemcnicoll⁠YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/@ellemcnicollofficialMy 21andsensory links:⁠⁠Illustration Portfolio⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Patreon⁠