Biography

This is me...

Just over a quarter of a century ago, a boy called Jago arrived here on Earth with a burning ambition to be ....

Superman, Indiana Jones, or quite possibly King Arthur.

Afer much hard work and an awful lot of drawing he settled on his fourth choice of career, illustrating children's books, something he reckons he could be quite good at one day.

When he's not feverishly constructing illustrations on his clockwork computer Jago can be found merman- like in the sea at Polzeath where he terrifies tourists with his lack of surfboard control.

He lives in a slightly damp wetsuit in Cornwall with his fantastically lovely wife Alex and beautiful daughter, Lily Peach.

Methods

I'll have to kill you...

I work almost entirely digitally, using a secret blend of the finest textures, papers and digital paints. I could tell you how I make each picture, but then I'd have to kill you.

I love stong colours and interesting textures and am always trying out new techniques.

I enjoy working on children's books and am drawn to stories with a hint of eccentricity.

I recently made the switch from PC to Mac and feel slightly stupid that it took me so long, this is what computers are supposed to be like...

Awards

a big shiny medal...

Amazon.com Best Children's Picture Book - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2007

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Gold Medal - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2007

National Literacy Association Wow! Award - The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat - 2006

Holyer An Gof Award for Best Children's Book - The Brave Tales series - 2006

International Youth Library, White Ravens, Special Mention - Myron's Magic Cow - 2005

AOI Images 28 Annual - AOI Silver Award, Student Section - 2004

The Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration - Highly Commended Award - 2003

Winner of the UK Further Education Funding Council Calendar Prize - 2000

Contact Details

I am represented by Herman Agency Inc, New York

Ronnie Ann Herman
Herman Agency
350 Central Park West
New York
NY 10025

E-mail: Ronnie@HermanAgencyInc.com
Phone: (212) 749-4907
Fax: (212) 662-5151

Please contact Ronnie if you wish to commission me,
alternatively contact me direct using the details below:

E-mail: jago@earthling.net
Web:
www.jagoillustration.com
Blog: jagoillustration.blogspot.com

Client List

Barefoot Books

Baseline Readers

Bookstart

Brave Tales Books

Cornwall Today Magazine

Frances Lincoln

Harcourt International

Houghton Mifflin

Lion Hudson

Macmillan (US)

MacGraw-Hill

Mantra Lingua

Oxford University Press

Pearson Educational

Usborne Books

Zondervan