The Handsome Frank Illustration Podcast

By Handsome Frank

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The Handsome Frank Illustration Podcast episodes:

03.15.2024
21 - Luis Mendo
In a Paris hotel room, beneath the Eiffel Tower, we finally tracked down the wonderful Luis Mendo. Join us for a ranging conversation, taking in a career designing magazines in 90's Amsterdam, a life changing decision to relocate to Tokyo...
02.09.2024
20 - Helen Musselwhite
Part illustrator, part model maker, part engineer and full time Handsome Frank royalty, paper artist Helen Musselwhite visited our studio for our 20th episode.   We catch up with perhaps our most analogue artist to discuss her childhood fascination with...
11.28.2023
19 - Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy brought his customary warmth and good conversation as he called in to see us and record podcast EP19. We discussed colour theory, great music and dream commissions past and (hopefully) future.
10.20.2023
18 - Niege Borges
Brooklyn's finest, Niege Borges, flew over to London to fill our studio with colour and recount stories of her art journey, her cat Shakira, and her inflatable sidekick Elizabeth. ...
09.20.2023
17 - Dakarai Akil
From driving taxis, sleeping in a gallery, to working in a homeless centre on Skid Row, Dakarai’s journey to becoming a freelance artist is one of the most fascinating and eventful we’ve ever heard. Warning this podcast contains rattle snake...
09.20.2023
14 - Leonie Bos
For latest episode we jumped on the Eurostar and headed to Amsterdam to meet with artist and illustrator Leonie Bos. From her studio, tucked away on the ground floor of an old Victorian school, we talk about everything from squatting...
04.28.2023
16 - Luke McConkey
In our latest podcast we embark on a magical mystery tour into the world of Liverpool based artist Luke McConkey. Luke spills the beans on how he first grabbed our attention, the fact that he "draws like he's a...
03.29.2023
15 - Joël Penkman
Once again we took the Handsome Frank podcast on the road, this time to a snow covered Liverpool to meet up with the wonderful Joël Penkman. Based in Maghull, on the northern outskirts of the city we turned up at...
11.17.2022
13 - Andrew Joyce
Illustrator Andrew Joyce is perhaps best known for his maps and building illustrations. As such, we thought it would be fun to take the Handsome Frank podcast to the streets and check out some London architecture on the move. Grabbing...
07.15.2022
12 - Zoë Barker
If you love beautifully rendered buildings and hate the price of train tickets, this is the episode for you! This week we’re off to Norwich to chat to the equal parts talented and lovely Zoë Barker. (Leave your Alan Partridge...
06.28.2022
11 - Agathe Singer
We took a trip to Paris to meet with the wonderful Agathe Singer and discuss all things gouache, juggling childcare and tiny lifts.
06.16.2022
11 - Agathe Singer
We took a trip to Paris to meet with the wonderful Agathe Singer and discuss all things gouache, juggling childcare and tiny lifts.
05.11.2022
10 - David Sparshott
We headed to rural Norfolk to speak to David Sparshott, an illustrator who creates all of his work using pencils. David lives off-grid and we were chased by his geese during a tour of his home.
03.18.2022
09 - Michelle Thompson
We headed to the Essex countryside to meet up with collage expert Michelle Thompson to find out about what she'd been working on and why she chose illustration as a career.
11.24.2021
08 - Tobias Hall
We had a lovely chat with typographer and illustrator Tobias Hall. He treated us to pizza and we got to stroke his giant cat.
10.22.2021
07 - Paul Thurlby
We headed to glorious Brighton to chat to the lovely Paul Thurlby.
10.11.2021
06 - Emily Robertson
With the sun shining we met up with Emily Robertson for a good chat, a giggle and some custard tarts.
05.12.2020
05 - Sebastian Curi
It's lockdown right now so we jumped on a Zoom call with LA based illustrator Sebastian Curi to talk about how he made it into the industry and how he's coping in these bizarre times.
04.29.2020
04 - Tom Haugomat & Bruno Mangyoku
We sat down and chatted to illustrators Tom Haugomat and Bruno Mangyoku who share a top-floor studio in Paris, accessible only by the worlds smallest lift.
04.14.2020
03 - Sarah Maycock
Sarah Maycock took the train up from Hastings to come have a chat with us about her career to date as an illustrator and painter.
03.30.2020
02 - Matt Saunders
This week we speak to Matt Saunders, illustration supremo and all round nice guy.
03.16.2020
01 - Jean Jullien
We travelled to Paris and caught up with renowned illustrator and artist Jean Jullien who we've had the pleasure of working with for over eight years.