A Simple Spaghetti, an embroidered kitchen still life. Going to be working on a series of these through the year (this one inspired by the zine I did with Margaux). www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Thanks to @theemmapress.bsky.social for sending through my illustrator copies of 'Eating Air' by Suyin Du Bois! Loved working on the cover for this. Officially out on 9th July and available to pre-order here - theemmapress.com/shop/poetry/...

June from 'Letters to Another Kitchen', an unseasonal almanac zine - words by @margauxvlln.bsky.social and illustrations by me - available here www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4... #foodzine #almanac

Just when I thought TEP office couldn't get any hotter...look who showed up: the gorgeous EATING AIR by Suyin Du Bois! 🍜 Illustrated by Reena Makwana, EATING AIR is a mouth-watering book of poems about food, belonging and connection. Pre-orders open: buff.ly/GcHQS4O

Upper Norwood Library, Crystal Palace Triangle, embroidery on calico #embroideringlondon

I drew five South London Post Offices that I use for Issue 3 of Pencil Magazine - The Letter Writing Issue - shown here are Elmers End and Beckenham Post Office - get your copy here - pencilmagazine.com

Haynes Lane, Crystal Palace. A few weeks ago I did an embroidery workshop at Camberwell for BA illustration second years (my old course)- 'Embroidering from our lived experience' - this was one of the pieces I used to demo the tissue paper transfer technique. Thanks for Geoff Coupland for asking me!

Thanks Rob!! You can buy a copy here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Lovely Bank Holiday treat from the pens and imaginations of @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @margauxvlln.bsky.social . Final image is one of Reena’s fantastic illustrations from our @theemmapress.bsky.social book. Great to see more of her food-themed work.

Officially out today and a merrie month of May to you all! 'Letters to Another Kitchen' - words by @margauxvlln.bsky.social and illustrations by me! #foodzine #foodwriting #foodillustrations www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

In anticipation of our zine being launched this Friday - here is May from 'Letters to Another Kitchen', words by @margauxvlln.bsky.social www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

We have gone to print!! 'Letters to Another Kitchen', words by @margauxvlln.bsky.social and illustrations by me - available from 1st May and you can also pre-order! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Thanks for all the pre-orders on our zine! Ran through the final proof with @margauxvlln.bsky.social yesterday and today I'm doing a final proof check on the design. Available officially on 1st May 🌿 www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

We made a zine! 'Letters to Another Kitchen'- a collaboration between writer @margauxvlln.bsky.social with my illustrations! Available to pre-order from our respective websites! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

We made a zine! 'Letters to Another Kitchen'- a collaboration between writer @margauxvlln.bsky.social with my illustrations! Available to pre-order from our respective websites! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Pre-orders now open for EATING AIR by Suyin Du Bois, a mouth-watering book of poems about food, belonging and connection. Head over to The Emma Press website for more: buff.ly/nER3SEo 🍜 Cover by Reena Makwana ❤️

It's World Book Day!! What are you reading today? Celebrate with one of our children's fiction or poetry bundles via our webshop here: buff.ly/YUnpVsR 💖 #WorldBookDay

Took down the tree and used up the last of the mincemeat in a cobbler with apples

Sharing again, the cover I illustrated for the fourth issue of Feast Zine - 'Odyssey' - 60 pages of poetry, prose, photography, art, illustration and more - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

A lemon pig for 2026

Here are our favourite moments of 2025! James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun! Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize! Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal! Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!

Ive had a few nice acceptances recently for flash fictions and children’s poetry, but it’s great that people are still being kind about this. Thanks - always - to all at @theemmapress.bsky.social and @reenamakwana.bsky.social. And the School Reading List of course! @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social

Many thanks to School Reading List for placing our book on the fiction shortlist with lots of awesome titles. @reenamakwana.bsky.social Great time to buy with @theemmapress.bsky.social sale too. #kidlit #childrensficrion

I illustrated the cover of the new issue of Feast Zine! And a few spot illustrations inside - available to buy here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Illustration for @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and Rebecca Leeks's advent calendar - a seasonal piece of writing each day -https://open.substack.com/pub/rebeccaleek/p/2nd-december

Prints, tea-towels, zines and Christmas cards for sale on my Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/reenama...

Cross-stitch of our local fish and chips shop - Marlow Fish Bar!

So thrilled to be on this list with @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @theemmapress.bsky.social! Thank you! So many fantastic writers, illustrators and publishers here.

Ever wondered about the small magic folk that live in South Norwood Country Park? So have we! Jack Good and I have made this zine which you can buy from the communal table at Goblin Market on the 19th October at Stanley Arts and here too #folklore #croydon #halloween - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Logo illustrated for Rebecca Leeks's new podcast 'The Ditty Bag' - listen and subscribe here - open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...

Cross-stitch of South Norwood Library #embroidery

The sky/weather page from my Gujarati English zine - copies available from my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Sourced turns five!! Sharing 'A Celebration on the Side', which I illustrated for their Celebration season last autumn. Congratulations to @annasulan.bsky.social and Chloe -subscribe to their excellent food and drink newsletter here - sourcedjourneys.substack.com

Loved working on this commission for Endeavour Agency - new illustrations for their website - endeavour.agency

Made a new baby fabric for a new baby friend! Bears, sloths and whales #surfacedesign

Transport page from the Gujarati English zine I made Theo - a lot of transport words are just the English words when I checked with my mum but had to include all the wheels! Also featured, the 68 bus and a Southern train. #illustration #zines #learninglanguages

A few people have asked for a copy after seeing this 'Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili' zine I made Theo, so I've printed a batch. 20 pages, over 120 illustrations - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Managed to fit a few places and things into Theo's Gujarati English zine -including an illustration of Eastbourne beach on this 'sea' themed page

Flexing that food illustration muscle for this double page for Theo's Gujarati/English zine (including Swahili - dizzy/ndizi for banana)

Animals from Theo's Gujarati/English zine #illustration #zines

I've made Theo a zine! Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili - 120 plus illustrations and words on animals, food, the home and garden, the sky and sea and more! I couldn't find something like this, so I made it. Thanks to my mum with helping with all the phonetics!

Loved this! 2 incredible heroes who turn what we know on its head. Impossible to put down 🐲🧚‍♂️🗡🐴🌳. Thanks @barbaraevav.bsky.social for this 💚 @poetclare.bsky.social @reenamakwana.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @thereaderteacher.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

Sold! Selling some ceramics to make room for making more ceramics.

Sketch of a view in Lewes.

The Portland Arms, South Norwood #illustration

Thanks to The Bound bookshop for having Rob in to sign books!

I'm a few days late on this but RIP Val Kilmer - I made a zine on his films ten years ago, the original made for Jack

Great to sign books at The Bound yesterday. See @reenamakwana.bsky.social lovely cover! North Tyneside folk - do your duty. I still have ink & I’ve almost got the spelling right. Thanks to Adele, Emma and the staff at this coastal gem. #kidlit @forumbooks.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social

The woolly mammoth I illustrated for 'Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please' by @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and the inspiration - Crusty Balboa. The book launches online tonight @theemmapress.bsky.social - theemmapress.com/shop/childre...