Giving animals a voice

EMILY PONSONBY’S PAINTINGS STRIP AWAY everything but the essentials: skin, scars and the stories they carry. Using beeswax and oil, she sculpts figures that feel weathered and alive, sometimes faceles

A move to the countryside reignited a love of wildlife for artist Kate Kato, who creates exquisite, lifelike sculptures of the flora and fauna growing in her garden and beyond

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

With a detailed, expressive, and character-driven illustrative style, Hannah Dale is heavily inspired by nature and wildlife. Combining aesthetic appeal with quirky, cute, nostalgic illustration, Hann

With a detailed, expressive, and character-driven illustrative style, Hannah Dale is heavily inspired by nature and wildlife. Combining aesthetic appeal with quirky, cute, nostalgic illustration, Hann

A PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS AN ART DIRECTOR helped Frank Walters set up a thriving watercolour brand several years ago. With his own YouTube channel, @frankwatercolour, he also teaches at Kew Art Studio,