Illustrators

If you’re on this page, you’re maybe an illustrator, looking to contact me at The Folio Society. Since September 2024, I am now a full time artist and art educator, though projects I commissioned and art directed will continue to be published until September 2025!

I enjoyed 26 years at The Folio Society working with many talented illustrators, from emerging and mid-career to well established, stellar creatives. The role of the art director is to see potential in someone, and to work with them over the course of a schedule, to ensure they create their very best. It’s very much a mentoring role, with many emails, zoom calls and check-ins, over the length of a project.

Now that I am embarking on a new freelance career, I would like to open up a few spots for illustrator mentoring.

I have given presentations to student groups, written for illustration publications and conducted portfolio reviews. I have juried on national and international illustration competitions and spoken at Bologna Children’s Book Fair (photo) and the Society of Illustrators NY. I am also very well connected with many illustration agencies both in the UK and overseas.

If you are an emerging illustrator, looking for guidance with your portfolio and career, I would like to hear from you.

Initially, I have capacity for 3 illustrators, at an introductory rate of £120. This fee would give you 3 months mentoring, allowing for an initial zoom call to run through your work, goals and aims. There would be a further 3 zoom calls (1 per month) with emails in between (up to 6 max). We will identify strengths and areas for growth, strategies for gaining more commissions, opportunities, key dream clients. Anyone who takes this on should be prepared to take honest constructive criticism (as would be used in the Art Director-Illustrator dynamic) and to take guidance and act on agreed steps to further their career.

I am available in the daytime or evening, by arrangement, which means illustrators don’t have to be based in the UK.

If you’re interested in connecting with me for mentoring, please email me at mail@sherigee.com. You can also join my mentoring mailing list below. I’ll then keep you posted when more slots open up.

I’m passionate about good illustration and would love to use my skills and knowledge to help you succeed.

Sheri