About - Emily Chappell - Illustration

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About

About:
Emily Chappell is a freelance illustrator, artist and screenprinter based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Get in touch for commissions and collaborations.
[email protected]

Education:
BA(Hons) Visual Communication - The Glasgow School of Art

Interviews:
Barley Mania

Stockists
Etsy
The Shop of Interest, Glasgow
News From Nowhere, Liverpool

Other Ventures
Mutant Mule

Copyright:
You are not permitted to reproduce, display or republish this website or its associated artwork in any form without the prior permission of the artist, Emily Chappell.

© Emily Chappell Illustration, 2010-2021

A Hut of One's Own

OUT NOW!! An illustrated book about allotment huts, greenhouses, inventions and creations. It's available at lots of independent bookshops in the UK and is...

allotments, growyourown, gardening

This is my drawing kit. It is a thing a beauty. 6 colour screen print. Available here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

art. Emily Chappell, illustration, drawing

This is my allotment kit. 6 colour screen print. Available here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

screenprint, silkscreen, illustration

Charles 'Sparky' Schulz in his studio

snoopy, studio, sketch

The Comedy of Errors

Photomontage illustration and design for the Citizen's Theatre production of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Client: Citizen's Theatre

shakespeare, citizens theatre, Emily Chappell

A limited edition 4 colour screenprint for Mutant Mule - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Mutant Mule is a new venture by Emily Chappell and friends. Enamel pins,...

frankenstein, poster, mary shelley

10th Anniversary album artwork for Headless Kross. And they have t-shirts too. Client: Headless Kross © Emily Chappell Illustration

album artwork, album art, Headless Kross

Ancestral Likeness

A portrait, of sorts, for us all. We store our ancestors' physical attributes like archaeology - like mountain rocks. 3 colour screen print. Available...

emily chappell, poster, art

SKINT Skateboard

Special edition skateboard design for SKINT. Available here. Client: SKINT © Emily Chappell Illustration

Mutant Mule Motorcycles

New addition to the Mutant Mule line. T-shirts and sweatshirts available. www.mutantmule.scot

mutant mule, emily chappell, design

Mutant Mule - Slime Head

A limited edition 3 colour screenprint for Mutant Mule - Slime Head. Mutant Mule is a new venture by Emily Chappell and friends. Enamel pins, badges,...

screenprint, Emily Chappell, silkscreen

View of South Glasgow (from Alexandra Park)

Glasgow, drawing, art

Mankind's compartmentalism and understanding of nature through both destruction and a desire for order and pattern. Also makes for a pretty trippy psychedelic...

screen print, silkscreen, printing

drawing, sketch, sketchbook

That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Advent Calendar

Packaging illustration for That Boutique-y Whisky Company's 2020 Whisky Advent Calendar. Available here. Client: Atom Group (That Boutique-y Whisky...

whisky, illustration, Emily Chappell

12 Day That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar

Packaging illustration for a 12 Day That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar. Available here. Client: Atom Group (That Boutique-y Whisky...

whisky, Emily Chappell, advent

Mutant Mule - The Feral Fox t-shirt

The Feral Fox t-shirt is the latest addition to the collection. Available as a 4 colour screenprint on ginger/orange. Mutant Mule is a new venture by Emily...

mutant mule, t-shirt, fox

Book cover for A Secret Life by Milan Děžinský. Client: Blue Diode Press © Emily Chappell Illustration

book design, design, illustration

How to Measure a Mountain

Mankind's compartmentalism and understanding of nature through both destruction and a desire for order and pattern. Also makes for a pretty trippy psychedelic...

screenprint, artist, illustrator

The Thornwood Negroni

Label illustration for The Thornwood, Glasgow. A house cocktail negroni. Client: The Thornwood Photo: Mark Cameron © Emily Chappell Illustration

negroni, cocktail, packaging

Meet 'Leaf Head' - the comeback king. Embodying the spirit of second chances and phoenix-like activity. Here's to hope! Available as an A3 archival print...

plants, growth, hope

Drawsome 2020 Poster

Poster design for Drawsome 2020. A festival set up to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK. Client: Drawsome, York © Emily Chappell Illustration

poster, illustration, Emily Chappell

Strange Vice Stickers

Sticker illustration/design for Strange Vice. Client: Strange Vice © Emily Chappell Illustration

illustration, emily chappell, horror

Drawing of my studio space

studio, sketch, sketchbook

Mutant Mule is a new venture by Emily Chappell and friends. Enamel pins, badges, stickers, dapper t-shirts, original screenprints and more! Lots of fun stuff...

mutantmule, mule, mutant

That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Packaging illustration for That Boutique-y Whisky Company. Each whisky is shrouded in folklore and a little mystery, with key industry figures characterised,...

drawing, design, print

The Great Eastern

Profile illustrations created for a set of posters for The Great Eastern, Glasgow. Design by FourTwentySeven. Client: The Great Eastern

glasgow, illustration, emily chappell

10th Anniversary

Celebratory scotch pie. 2020 is the 10th anniversary of me going freelance as an illustrator, May there be many more illustrated adventures!

illustration, illustrator, emily chappell

Book cover for Split by Juana Adcock. Client: Blue Diode Press © Emily Chappell Illustration

juana adcock, split, books

'MSG Monster' is part of a series of 'grotesques' that depict the recent demonisation of particular food stuffs/individual components of food - that of sugar,...

screenprint, artist, illustrator

Strange Vice Stickers

Sticker illustration/design for Strange Vice. Client: Strange Vice © Emily Chappell Illustration

horror, illustration, design

'A Hut of One's Own'

OUT NOW!! An illustrated book about allotment huts, greenhouses, inventions and creations. It's available at lots of independent bookshops in the UK and is...

book, cover, illustration

The Day of the Triffids

Self-initiated book cover design for the classic science fiction novel, The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

sci-fi, the day of the triffids, literature

Manchester T-Shirt

A Manchester-themed t-shirt celebrating food iconography from the area. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

Manchester, t-shirt, tshirts

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

kafka, sketch, Emily Chappell

sketch, drawing, sketchbook

San Francisco T-Shirt

A San Francisco-themed t-shirt celebrating food iconography from the area. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

san francisco, california, screenprint

sketch, drawing, Emily Chappell

That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar

Packaging illustration for That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar. Available here. Client: Atom Group (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) © ...

whisky, design, illustration

12 Day That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar

Packaging illustration for a 12 Day That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar. Available here. Client: Atom Group (That Boutique-y Whisky...

whisky, emily chappell, advent

Glasgow T-Shirt

A Glasgow-themed t-shirt celebrating food iconography from the area. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

Glasgow, food, Scotland

View of Half Dome on the Upper Yosemite Falls trail, California

sketch, drawing, sketchbook

An homage to Mark E Smith - the post-punk genie. Or post-punk geni-us, if you so choose. I do. T-shirts available here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

mes, markesmith, thefall

Jaws (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow)

travel, sketch, drawing

Cafe - Hamtramck, Michigan

sketch, drawing, travel

The Blue Lagoon, Keflavik, Iceland

drawing, sketch, sketchbook

Midnight Cowboy

sketch, drawing, Midnight Cowboy

sketch, drawing, Emily Chappell

sketch, Emily Chappell, drawing

Trondheim rooftop view, Norway

trondheim, sketch, sketchbook

'A Hut of One's Own'

OUT NOW! An illustrated book about allotment huts, greenhouses, inventions and creations. It's available at lots of independent bookshops in the UK and is...

illustration, book, publishing

'Gluten Freek' is part of a series of 'grotesques' that depict the recent demonisation of particular food stuffs/individual components of food - that of sugar,...

gluten, monsters, artist

Driving to Death Valley

travel, sketch, Emily Chappell

'Sugar Baby' is part of a series of 'grotesques' that depict the recent demonisation of particular food stuffs/individual components of food - that of sugar,...

artist, illustrator, prints

Tape Worm Brain

tapeworm, drawing, sketchbook

Death By Bacon Screenprint

'Death By Bacon' is part of a series of 'grotesques' that depict the recent demonisation of particular food stuffs/individual components of food - that of sugar,...

bacon, screenprint, art

London Risograph Print

Gold, aqua blue and mid blue risograph print. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

london, souvenir, food

Manchester Risograph Print

Purple, yellow and pink risograph print. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

manchester, emily chappell, illustrator

An homage to Kim Gordon - guitarist in Sonic Youth, feminist icon and artist. Her bass playing has set off the ghost train. T-shirts available here. © ...

illustration, kim gordon, t-shirt

Glasgow Risograph Print

Red, yellow and burgundy risograph print. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

glasgow, riso, emily chappell

An homage to John Dwyer - guitarist in Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees and OCS, as well as the mastermind behind Damaged Bug. John's guitar playing has released 12...

thee oh sees, oh sees, t-shirt

'You Can't Polish A Turd' T-shirt

The turd-shirt! Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

t-shirt, illustration, turd

brain fog, drawing, sketch

That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Advent Calendar

Packaging illustration for That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Whisky Advent Calendar. Available here. Client: Atom Group (That Boutique-y Whisky...

illustration, product illustration, illustrator

Capturing character

sketch, sketchbook, drawing

Sample images from 'A Hut of One's Own'

OUT NOW!!! An illustrated book about allotment huts, greenhouses, inventions and creations. It's available at lots of independent bookshops in the UK and...

illustration, book, illustrator

Death By Bacon T-Shirt

A trashy, but tasty, bacon-themed t-shirt. Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

emilychappell, tshirts, bacon

It's Grim Up North T-Shirt

It sure is! Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

tshirts, illustration, north

Tattiespotting T-Shirt

This one is especially relevant to a Scottish allotment-growing movie fan. Yeah, it's niche! Available to buy here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

trainspotting, tshirts, t-shirt

Reclaiming the derogatory phrase, 'Northern Scum'. Available to buy as a t-shirt here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

tshirts, illustration, screenprint

Baker Beach, San Francisco

sketch, drawing, travel

Popps Packing Zine

Illustration and design for a foldout zine/poster about Popps Packing - an art residency space in Hamtramck/Detroit. The zine was produced at the end of a...

illustration, zine, residency

A series of ‘grotesques’, each based on a particular foodstuff. I have been researching into the demonisation of particular food stuffs/individual com...

food, art, drawing

The Al Meezan Grow and Recycle Calendar

Illustration and design for a bespoke perpetual grow and recycle calendar. Client: Al Meezan © Emily Chappell Illustration

calendar, illustration, illustrator

Tatties for Tea!

A project and publication by Ragged Band (a group of allotment plot-holders, growers, cooks, artists and storytellers based in Glasgow, Scotland). This...

food, illustration, design

The Fife Diet tea towels

Illustration and design for a series of recipe tea towels celebrating The Fife Diet. They were given as gifts to all those involved with the...

food, identity, tea towel

Hunter Health Centre Wall Art

A celebration of the role farming has played in both shaping and feeding East Kilbride. It symbolically represents the traditional 7-course crop rotation plan,...

mural, illustration, design

Miraculous Provisions

Food can both divide and unite people. Some food stuffs are vilified - for lack of nutrition or associations with the working classes. Others are championed...

art, painting, food

Cinéma du Look

Editorial illustration for an article about Cinéma du Look in Physical Impossibility zine #4 - Guide To World Cinema. © Emily Chappell Illustration

cinema, drawing, illustrator

A Souffle of Clouds - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images in the series play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Souffle of...

screenprint, print, illustration

MSG - A Shamanic Ritual

A 12 page illustrated zine on the theme of MSG/Monster Munch consumption. MSG (monosodium glutamate) is often vilified as a mind-altering substance. This...

zine, food, illustration

Championing Glasgow's Allotments

Poster designs for family-friendly allotment events. Client: GAF (Glasgow Allotments Forum) © Emily Chappell Illustration

poster, Glasgow, illustrator

A Quiver of Cobras - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images in the series play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Quiver of Cobras'...

screenprint, print, illustration

Gardening Events

Design for posters and flyers that promote a series of family friendly gardening workshops and open days at the Drumchapel Community Garden/Northmuir Community...

identity, drawing, illustrator

A Raffle of Turkeys - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Raffle of Turkeys' Risograph editions...

screenprint, print, illustration

All Together Now

Mixed media drawing. © Emily Chappell Illustration

drawing, art, together

Voodoo Horticulture T-Shirt

Slogan says - 'Voodoo Horticulture' The illustrated plant is nettles (yes, those leaves are legal!). It's a play on the use of nettle and comfrey...

tshirts, print, screenprint

Glasgow Subway Grub Crawl Zine

Two hand-stitched zines documenting the Glasgow Subway Grub Crawl - Book 1 (North) and Book 2 (South). Detailing local food establishments, cafes, grocery...

zine, drawing, illustrator

A Stereoscopy of Cyclopses - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images in the series play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Stereoscopy of Cyclopses'...

screenprint, print, illustration

Radical Allotment Front T-Shirts

Slogan says - 'RAF (Radical Allotment Front) *Mud Slinging Optional' Make a statement down the plot! Available to buy here. Client: Glasgow Allotment...

screenprint, design, identity

A Battery of Barracuda - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Battery of Barracuda' Risograph...

screenprint, print, illustration

A Drunkship of Cobblers - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images in the series play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Drunkship of Cobblers'...

screenprint, print, illustration

Editorial illustration for an article in Physical Impossibility zine #3 - Copywrongs. © Emily Chappell Illustration

drawing, illustration, print

Caliban's Castle

A collaboration with the author and playwright, Maggie Rose. Written with teenagers in mind, Caliban's Castle is a sequel to Shakespeare's The Tempest. Set...

books, illustration, illustrator

You can buy the Risograph edition of this print here. © Emily Chappell Illustration

screenprint, art, illustration

Drawing from a collaboration with artist and fellow Open Jar Collective member, Alex Wilde. Read more about the project here.

drawing, hand drawn, illustration

Imaginary Beings

A set of screenprints inspired by Jorge Louis Borge's Book of Imaginary Beings. The Believer He believes in all the myths, gods and faeries in the...

screenprint, art, myths

A Murder of Crows - Collective Noun

An image from the Collective Noun project. All the images in the series play on the evocative imagery of real collective nouns. 'A Murder of...

screenprint, print, illustration

Organic Compost Activator

Slogan says - 'Powered by Organic Compost Activator' Hands up! Who pees on their compost heap? Available to buy here. Client: Glasgow Allotment Forum...

tshirts, organic, print

Birds and the Bees

Available to buy here / 1 of 40 © Emily Chappell Illustration

screenprint, drawing, illustration

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