Episode 95: Special Guest, Kay Wilson ( Illustrator, Cover artist for A Kind Of Spark and Keedie)

I am really excited to chat to today's special guest Kay Wilson.


Kay is a Nottingham-based illustrator, most well known for her cover of the best-selling book A Kind of Spark, as well as Keedie, Like a Charm and Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll.


Kay has worked on a wide range of projects, from editorial illustration to podcast art. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat!






Things Kay mentioned and recommended (with notes below provided by Kay!):

• Gabe Dunn Article - Get Rich or Die Vlogging (https://www.splinter.com/get-rich-or-...) (the original was posted to Fusion, which doesn't seem to exist anymore, hence the reupload)
• Layout Paper (https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/641570.h...) - I used Seawhite of Brighton's one if people want exact
• Tombow Brush Pens (https://www.cassart.co.uk/tombow-dual...)
• Posca Markers (https://www.cassart.co.uk/posca-paint...)
• Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen (https://www.cassart.co.uk/pentel-brus...) - the name of the pen Kay couldn't remember!
• Pith Sketchbook (https://www.cassart.co.uk/pith-yuzu-n...) - technically I use their "blank notebook" as their official sketchbooks have much heavier GSM paper, and I mainly use ink. The heavier GSM is probably better for painting, but the notebook level is perfect for sketching and doodles :)





Kay’s links:

• Instagram: Kay Wilson 🌙 (@kayaotic) • Instagram photos and videos (  / kayaotic  )
• Bluesky: kay 🌙 (@kayaotic.bsky.social) (https://bsky.app/profile/kayaotic.bsk...)
• Website kaywilsonillustration.com (http://kaywilsonillustration.com)





Elle’s social links:

• Elle’s website and books: ⁠ellemcnicoll.com⁠ (http://ellemcnicoll.com/)
• Instagram: ⁠  / ellemcnicollofficial⁠  
• X: ⁠twitter.com/BooksandChokers⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?even...)
• TikTok: ⁠  / ellemcnicoll⁠  
• YouTube: ⁠   / @ellemcnicollofficial   (   / @ellemcnicollofficial  )


​My 21andsensory links:  

• @21andsensory on Instagram: instagram.com/21andsensory⁠
• ​@21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ​21andsensory on YouTube, X and Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠ @21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ​21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠