hello!

My name is Mia, an illustrator born and raised just outside Cardiff, and now based on the West coast of Ireland, in the heart of Galway.

From a young age I have loved drawing and creating things, and my favourite creations were birthday cards for my family (we're a family of six, so I had plenty of opportunity, with varying degrees of success). After completing an Art Foundation course in Glamorgan University (now part of the University of South Wales) I went on to study Photography at Farnham - University For The Creative Arts. During my degree I started to feel a sense of detachment from my creativity; I needed a more hands on and playful approach to my work which I couldn't seem to achieve with photography. Once I had left university I began drawing doodles based on conversations I had with one of my friends, which is where my current style has developed from. This started to feel more right for me than trying to make art with photographs, and so I have continued to move forward with my illustrations to see where they take me :3