I'm very happy to announce that my book cover illustration for Ripples on the Lake by Mel O'Dea has been shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards! This one was commissioned by Arena Books for The Forest Press

One week to go! I don't think I've mentioned on here that i co-organise the BS4 Arts Trail here in Bristol. You'll find me and a bunch of printy pals down at St Anne's House BS4 4EA. There are 30 other venues, 85+ artists, workshops & more! 14th-15thJune | 11am-5pm www.bs4artstrail.co.uk

My third (and final) longlisted illustration in this year's World Illustration Awards! The Pendle Witch Trials, created for @historyextra.bsky.social

I forgot to finish telling you about my World Illustration Awards longlisted work! My wrap around cover illustration for Ripples on the Lake by Mel O'Dea and published by The Forest Press was also longlisted in the Book Cover category! 🥳

Book Addiction's reveal of the endpapers and page edge painting for their wonderful Old Kingdom limited editions. Beautiful endpaper illustrations by @lauratolton.bsky.social and the page edge by @becca-thorne.bsky.social (who also did the wonderful covers). www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMU...

I'm so happy to hear that my cover illustration for My Battle of Hastings by Xioalu Guo (published by @penguinrandomhouse imprint Chatto & Windus) has been longlisted in the World Illustration Awards Book Covers category! It's always such an honour to get through to the longlist! . . .

This little snippet is from a recently completed commission, and also my submission for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme: #text. Need to keep this up as a reminder to myself #relax

Hello May! Hello #printpromptmonday! Here's a snippet of The Field Margin, for this week's theme #spring. I love how busy all the wildlife is right now, the forget-me-nots have gone mad! Check out @gemmatrickey.bsky.social @printsbythebay.bsky.social & @strangford.co for all May's prompts.

It’s May, spring is truly here and so are your prompts for the coming weeks. Please share. Let’s get more people on the train, toot! #printpromptmonday @strangford.co @printsbythebay.bsky.social

Here's a springy, summery, primrosy goddess for April's final #printpromptmonday. This #portrait of Eostre is the fourth woodwose in my series of foliate faces

I've missed a few #printpromptmonday themes, so work with me while I shoehorn The Hedgerow into all of May's prompts so far.... One of my #favourite prints, it's chock full of animal #friends bustling about together, and it's all about conservation, innit: #earth BOOM 💥

Happy Print Prompt Monday! We’re a day late but today is Earth Day 2025 - I’ll be sharing my favourite Earth themed prints that you guys share on that theme all day today! A few tips below for getting involved! ⬇️ #printpromptmonday #printmaking #earth #art #artshare #earthday #earthday2025

Ready for some April prints everyone? Gettem hot n fresh here! @printsbythebay.bsky.social, @strangford.bsky.social and I have concocted these beauties, get stuck in and don’t forget to please *share the graphic around* - it really helps us spread the word ❤️ Read below for some tips…

A little illustration from last summer for this week's #printpromptmonday theme of #magic. This was for a @historyextra.bsky.social Anniversaries article on the Pendle Witch Trials

Monday #Magic with the final one for March’s #printpromptmonday Share the graphic around and dig out your most enchanting print work for us to see! Make sure to tag us 3 @strangford.bsky.social @gemmatrickey.bsky.social and myself so we can see your amazing work ✨🪄✨

Loadsa lino blocks printed yesterday. I'm so eager to share this job with you all, but I'm sworn to secrecy for a while yet!

Just one block in this awesome commission left to carve, aiming to print tomorrow afternoon. And just realised I'm smashing a bunch of #printpromptmonday themes in this one.... #foliage, #inprogress, #flipped, #indoors

Happy #printpromptmonday you lovely little tinkers! Today's theme is #foliage and what better excuse to break out the leafy old Green Man. Follow @gemmatrickey.bsky.social, @printsbythebay.bsky.social & @strangford.bsky.social for all the print prompt fun!

My latest book cover illustration, for Michael Arnold's new novel, The Savage Isle, about the Roman invasion of Britain. The last time I drew a Roman ship was I was 8 and I'd just watched a video on the invasion in school. This took me right back. Out in April from @canelobooks.bsky.social

Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others > www.resurgence.org/magazine/art... Mike Edwards from #SoundsMatters + #Innerdigenous considers what he calls ‘The Great Muting’ of Earth & shares how sonic rewilding gives us a new way of thinking... #Art The Pond (detail) by @becca-thorne.bsky.social

#printpromptmonday crew! Where we at?! This week’s prompt is In progress which I loooove! I can’t wait to see loads of lovely WIPs I’ll show you mine if you show me yours? Tag @printsbythebay.bsky.social , @strangford.bsky.social and @gemmatrickey.bsky.social so we can see them

Today's carvings for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme #inprogress. These bits are for a very, very cool book commission that I can't tell you anything about yet. It's absolutely killing me keeping this one under wraps!

The sun was warming my lino yesterday as i carved the final block for the limited edition covers of @garthnix.bsky.social Old Kingdom series, which is being released as a special limited edition 30th anniversary box set by Book Addiction. Pre order now at www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

#printpromptmonday time again and this week the theme is #water. Remember to use the tags, interpret as loose as you like and post any time in the week. My colleagues @printsbythebay.bsky.social @strangford.bsky.social and I will be eagerly awaiting the good stuff that you guys always bring out

Obvs I know i like drawing water, but I didn't realise quite how much til i saw this week's #printpromptmonday theme, and had to make a choice. #water seems a bit of an obsession for me, and i think it all started with this one for Pete Leonard's first album, When The Grass Turns Blue

It's time for another #printpromptmonday and this week's word is #flipped 🙃 This print was inspired by Wollaton Hall and Deer Park near Nottingham, not far from my old house in Beeston.

Look at this! #printpromptmonday We’ve put together a whole month of prompts for March Feel free to plan and make something new for each one- or share prints already made that touch on any of these themes. The link can be obvious or tenuous, we want to see them all! Start sharing tomorrow! ❤️

Printing the final layer of my dust jacket illustration of Sabriel, for the special 30th anniversary limited edition release of @garthnix.bsky.social epic Old Kingdom series. See all the cover mock-ups and pre-order at www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

Carving the lino blocks for the cover of Sabriel, for the special 30th anniversary limited edition release of @garthnix.bsky.social epic Old Kingdom series. Available to pre-order now from www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

‼️ Final day to submit a response to the UK Government consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence before 25 February Artists, creators, estates and rightsholders make sure to use our guide to respond and have your views heard. www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/... #ai #visualarts #creators

If you’re an artist or creator, or if you want to show support - use our free social media assets join the campaign to #makeitfair! Link below to download! ❗️Control over their work ❗️Fair pay for their art ❗️Transparency on how it's used 🔗 www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/...

This is the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist from @resurgencetrust.bsky.social It's a huge honour to contribute to such a gorgeous mag. A selection of my prints illustrate the Imagine feature, all about rewilding different landscapes. Read a little here: www.resurgence.org/magazine/art...

So far I've shared my #printpromptmonday submission every Tuesday. Long may it continue! This week is #inmotion. This is The River, the fourth of my Marginal Habitats series.

A few snaps from a recent @historyextra.bsky.social editorial illustration for an article about the legend of the green children of Woolpit by John Clark

It's such an honour when people want my art on their skin, so I've finally made it easy. No need to email for a tattoo ticket anymore, just head to my shop! If you get any if my art inked on your bod (or if you already have), please do tag me in your photos! beccathorne.etsy.com/listing/1876...

Every now and then, I get asked to illustrate some indoorsy things. Mostly food, usually cake 🎂 These are from Cake by the appropriately named Andrew Baker, published by @harpercollins.bsky.social #printpromptmonday #indoors #cake

As I seem to have become resolutely Outdoors in my subject matter, I'm going back in time for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme of #indoors . This is "Bookworm", a reduction cut from 2015.

Hiya! 👋 #printpromptmonday has arrived and this week the prompt is… 🚪“Indoors”🚪 See more details in the next post… #printmaking #reliefprint #intaglio #woodcut #inkonpaper

What a show! If you're after something arty to do in Bristol in half term, head to Centrespace Gallery for the amazing Print, Press & Roll exhibition. It's a gorgeous collection of South West printmaking (including my Beasts of Dean), plus workshops, talks & demos! www.instagram.com/printpressan...

Pre-orders have opened for Book Addiction's beautiful limited edition set of all six Old Kingdom books! With cover illustrations by @becca-thorne.bsky.social and endpapers by @lauratolton.bsky.social All signed by me. Ouch. www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

Did you hear about #PrintPromptMonday ? It's the hottest new thing from those cool cats @gemmatrickey.bsky.social and @strangford.bsky.social . Here's my little offering for their first theme: #IntoTheWild

As we're almost a full month into 2025, I've been looking back at some of my published work from 2024. It's quite the smorgaaboard! Can't wait to share all the stuff still waiting to be published!

Come see my work at the amazing Print, Press & Roll exhibition at Centrespace Gallery in Bristol from 15th-24th February - private view on Friday 14th Feb 6pm-9pm, you're all invited!

Hi, I'm Becca, I'm an illustrator and printmaker based in Bristol, UK. I work in linocut, and I specialise in history, folklore and the good old natural world. Come say hi!