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Dawn Apperley

PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH:
Hampshire in April 1969

FAVOURITE BOOK:
Tricky one... Skinny legs and all by Tom Robbins

MOST TREASURED POSSESSION:
My shell collection. Contact lenses a close second

FAVOURITE SONG:
Too many so will have to pass on this one


When did you start illustrating?
10 years ago professionally although I have been drawing my whole life

Where do you get your ideas?
Heaven knows!

Can you give your top tips to becoming a successful illustrator?
Draw look and draw, practice makes perfect.

Favourite memory?
Having my rest in the hammock after lunch and my Mum reading to me - when I was 4ish.

Favourite place in the world and why?
Under the sea next to a coral reef.

What are your hobbies?
Yoga, cycling and of course drawing.

If you hadn't been a writer, what do you think you would have been?
I would like to have been a firework designer

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