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I mean not just art but playfulness, seriousness, connectedness, structure, wholeness. And heart.

Free Play (Nachmanovitch, S. 1993)

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Hi, I’m Polly! My illustrations are a culmination of playful paintings and objects that communicate the interconnectivity between adults and children.

I create compassionate and joyful artwork, parading with movement, that are influenced by my personal relationships with my parents and my own nostalgia of childhood. 

I am a champion for allowing for better communication between adults and children and balancing the authority.

 

Playful and imaginative spaces allow us as adults to better connect with our inner child and I communicate these themes of childhood through picture-books, performances, and cardboard structures.

I completed my undergraduate degree with a First in Illustration at Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2022. In my final year I collaborated with a fellow illustrator to illustrate a children's book: The Fairy Who Lived In A Pop-Can, which was published the next year in 2023. In 2025 I graduated my Masters in Illustration and Animation at Cardiff Met.

How my Grandad describes my art

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© 2025

Polly Allburn

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