FAQ

1) HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • I will attend your event an hour before hand to set up my easel or table - the choice is yours), gallery frame and signage.

    I will then ask your guests for a quick photo. This is so I can work from photos so they don’t have to miss anything, and prevents a long queue from forming.

    Drawings will be displayed as a growing pop-up gallery throughout the event, to be collected by each guest when they see fit or according to your specific instructions.

    Your booking will include a certain amount of illustrations - if the quota is not met live I will create the rest from my studio from photos taken at the event.

  • Please use the contact page to send an enquiry over regarding availability and costs. I will send over any information you need. If you wish to proceed I will send over the contract and invoice for the deposit which is half the total amount, as agreed upon.

    Once your booking is secured, I will send you an email to arrange an onboarding call. The next official point of contact will be a week before your event to confirm your details and recieve the final half of the total payment for your booking to go ahead and make sure everything will be running smoothly.

  • I am based in Suffolk, England, but I am happy to travel pretty much anywhere within the UK.

  • For my full price list for live illustration please see my Prices page.

    The cost covers:

    • Travel costs and time if within a 30 mile radius (anything outside requires travel expenses).

    • Set up and break down time before and after the event.

    • All drawing materials supplied.

    • Live illustrating as many guests as possible in the time given to create entirely bespoke gifts for guests to take away with them.

    If you have a particularly large guest list, I am happy to discuss completing more drawings once the event has finished for an extra charge, as long as the remaining guests have consented and stood for a quick photo.

  • My process when working at events is usually to create quick, loose illustrations using a mix of ink pen, watercolour, brush pens and coloured pencils. I will always tweak my style to perfectly represent the theme and emotions of your day.

    To find out more or if you have any questions, please use the contact form.

  • It’s up to you how you want me to choose who gets drawn, and it's up to the guests to approach me and pose for a quick photo that I can draw from. I usually make a list of everyone in this instance to keep track.

    Alternatively you can make your own list of who is to be drawn within each hour slot to make sure certain people are definitely included.

    If you want everyone to be drawn, as long as I have a photo to draw from I am happy to complete more portrait sketches after your event is complete for an extra charge.

    Ultimately, it's your choice!

  • It depends on your personal wishes.

    • If you want your gallery to remain full and out in the open until a designated time, I can put a sign up with the collection time on it.

    • If you are happy for your guests to take them through the day or as they are completed, I can put up a sign saying so.

    • If you wish to keep the prints for yourself to give out later, I can put up a sign letting them know your wishes.

  • The guests will take their drawings home as personal keepsake's, however I also take photo's as I finish each one which I will share with you.

    I also offer compilation prints, where I impose all, or your individually selected drawings, into one image as another wonderful memento of the event.

  • Yes! Please view my page here for more details.

    I can design: invitation cards, place cards, menu’s, thank you cards, table numbers, RSVP’s, ceremony programmes, favour labels, venue art for stationery.

  • That is completely fine also. I can work around the event and follow you discreetly, capturing your candid and also the more special moments in a unique and emotive way.

  • Yes, I have Public Liability Insurance. I can also bring a floor covering for carpeted or historical venues to be extra safe.

2) WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME?

  • No, I use a standing easel to work from including a frame to hang the portraits on and my own seat.

    If there is a spare table at your event that you prefer me to be at, do let me know. Otherwise I can place myself any where, inside or outside.

  • Around 4 square metres is fine enough. Please keep in mind the better lit a space, the better work I can create. Please keep this in mind if you’re considering an evening or night booking. In this case I will need access to electricity for which I shall bring suitable lighting.

3) PRICES & BOOKING

  • The deposit is 50% of the total amount.

  • The booking will proceed as normal - your deposit will still be retained and moved to your new date - the rest of the amount to be paid as usual, 7 days before the event begins.

  • In the event of you requesting a reschedule of the date, and my having no availability for your new date and thus cannot attend live - the desposit will remain non-refundable but I can instead offer for it to count towards illustrating your guests after the event provided you take photos of your guests for me to draw from.

    For the second half of the payment I will deduct 50% off of the original final payment, to remove travel costs and account for my not being in live attendence.

    I understand that sometimes things do not go according to plan so I hope this flexibility gives you peace of mind.

    1. Fill out the enquiry form to receive a quote.

    2. If you’re happy to proceed after our discussion, I will then send over a contract.

    3. You sign the contract digitally and I will then send an invoice for the deposit (50% of the total amount), by PayPal or bank transfer to secure the booking.

    4. We will have an onboarding call to discuss the details.

    5. A week before your event we will have another call to double check your details and I shall send you the final invoice for the rest of the amount.

    6. I arrive an hour before my booking begins, to get set up.

  • I recommend at least a half day booking (four hours).

    Each event is unique but there are usually lull's in the order of events that make a live artist the perfect entertainment. Whilst the event is in full swing I can happily work from photos of the guests in the background. It depends on what suits you and your specific event.

  • Travel is included up to 100 miles away from my home address in Suffolk. Additional miles is 5p/mile.

    Full day bookings more than 2 hours away from my postcode may also involve accommodation costs, to be worked out on an individual basis.