Esther Coombs

Plant Sow Make & Grow is a gardening activity book for children aged 5 to 11.

Full of affordable and easily achievable activities to get us all out in the garden and get growing!

Written and Illustrated by Esther Coombs, Published by Button Books March 2019.

Large Scale Mural created for Hampshire County Council at Lepe country park in the new cafe and gathering space.

Hand illustrated images of local wildlife and coastal scenes, digitally coloured and printed on to vinyl affixed to the wall.

Although working with a tricky space, including door openings and a tight line of sight to the mural, Esther worked with the design team and clients to achieve the best outcome for all.

These gardening club zines were produced as the illustrated output of self initiated project, funded by a outdoors education charity The Ernest Cook Trust. They work as a record of the project, a outreach mechanism and a visual guide for other schools who want to start a club of their own. 2017

New York Activity Book for children ages 5-9. Published by Button Books, 2016.

ref: Esther has been a pleasure to work with and we've been very pleased with the outcome of the project we developed together. I hope to be able to work with Esther again in the future - Jonathan Bailey, Button Books/GMC Books.

Hampshire Cultural Trust WW1 Exhibition - Soliders' Journey Mural

ref:Esther is a skilled and talented artist, and lovely to work with. She interpreted our brief very well and managed to incorporate changes and comments with ease and flexibility. She not only created a beautiful artwork but also helped us to find the best solution of producing it as a temporary large wall sized mural. I would definitely recommend her - Annaleida Van de Meent-Schepers.

K is for Kent is the K in my alphabet series of a2z drawings. The illustration is ink on paper and available asa print in my etsy shop. A little bit of ht garden of England in each letter. 2017

Orchard House Mural, located in Southampton. Created with Aspace for Stonewater Housing. Image exploring the changing vibrant uses of the site and the feel of a creative, busy city.

ref: Esther is an extremely talented professional illustrator who creates artwork of an exceptionally high standard. Her natural drawing abilities are evident through the work she produces, and when backed by her diligent attitude she delivers high quality work on time and budget. These skills, and more, were demonstrated when we commissioned Esther to produce a large-scale external mural for a client; the results were excellent and I look forward to working with her again. - Dan Crow, Aspace Arts.

The Secret of the Nanny Cake.

These Illustrations are for a children's book following the mystery of a secret cake, aimed at children aged 3-8, currently drafts working towards a dummy book to submit to agents and publishers. 2017.

Competition entry - London Places and Spaces TfL / AOI Competition, 2014.

Family Explorers trail, developed for the opening of the new educational spaces within the Watts Artist Village, pen and ink and water colour used to create a painterly feel to the trial. 2016

ref: It was fantastic to work with Esther to create out new Family Explorer Trail at Watts Gallery - Artists' village. We thought we had quite a strong idea of what we wanted in the trail beforehand, but Esther bought new ideas and fresh opinions. For us, the success of the trail was largely down to Esther's passion for her illustrative work, the project and most of all her drive for quality. - Lucy Ship, Watts Gallery. 

London Activity Book for children ages 5-9. Published by Button Books, 2015.

ref: Esther has been a pleasure to work with and we've been very pleased with the outcome of the project we developed together. I hope to be able to work with Esther again in the future - Jonathan Bailey, Button Books/GMC Books.

Chapter opener illustrations for Kyle books publication, 2015.

Public art commission for new housing development in Blandford, Dorset. Brief centered around encorporating the name of the development 'Beeches' and the towns historical history. Produced in collaboration with Aspace Arts. 

ref: Esther is an extremely talented professional illustrator who creates artwork of an exceptionally high standard. Her natural drawing abilities are evident through the work she produces, and when backed by her diligent attitude she delivers high quality work on time and budget. These skills, and more, were demonstrated when we commissioned Esther to produce a large-scale external mural for a client; the results were excellent and I look forward to working with her again. - Dan Crow, Aspace Arts.

Chapter opener's, DIY step by steps and template illustrations for this wonderfully detailed book.

Blisters on Fingers Exhibition entry 2015. Image created around the theme of 'Its all happening at the zoo" By Simon And Garfunkel.

Detailed step by step illustrations for cloth folding in this beautiful book by Kyle Books..

Save the Dates, welcome cards and numerous other illustrated details for this happy celebration.