Hi I'm Wren (Lauren) Childs and I am a freelance illustrator who loves to create characters and picture book illustrations. I feel so much joy when that initial sketch comes to life! I previously worked in-house as greetings and surface pattern designer.
I'm a wife to a talented Software Engineer and a Mother to a wonderfully imaginative little boy. We live in the rural outskirts of Cardiff. I'm not actually a Welshie but after many years here, this is now very definitely my home.
I work in a mixture of traditional and digital media and I always love to start with a pencil sketch. I also enjoy creating my own hand-drawn and photographed textures to sue in my illustrations.
I am inspired by nature (particularly British Wildlife, fields and trees) and stop-motion animation. In my spare time I love to go for long walks in the countryside, curl up with teen fiction and disappear into magical worlds. I also occasionally paddle board when I get the chance.