Interview: Illustrator Hannah Broadway

Hannah likes drawing. She also likes playing second-hand board games, eating marmite, the colour red, jewellery, a good pen, Felix, mooching around junk shops, being read to, dancing in the kitchen and making lists! Hannah is an illustrator and designer, she does quite a lot of different stuff; from producing artwork for public commissions like a 73m wide giant banner along Bristol’s harbourside, or a mural in Southmead Maternity ward to producing publicity for theatre and bars as well as designing branding & logos. She also makes work work exhibition and sells cards and affordable print in small galleries and at markets.We met up with Hannah to ask her a few questions on her work, life and the important dilemma ‘pudding or cake?’

1: What Christmas traditions do you observe?

Lots! But I like making them up to, like I had polenta for dinner last year and my husband had roast belly pork!

2: What do you enjoy most about the Made in Bristol Gift Fair?

The people! It sounds like a very cliched answer, but its true. All the people, both traders and punters are what create the atmosphere and aid the brilliantly bonkers conversations you end up having!

3: What has inspired you during 2011?

Hmmm? I’ve really enjoyed illustrating and designing several posters recently, its a very pure bit of design and I think that inspires me or at least energises me. Ermmm, but I guess second hand records (both the artwork & music), muji pens, my-friend-the-most-amazing-graphic-designer-in-the-world-wilf, looking at interior design magazines in bed with Felix!

4: Christmas pudding or Christmas Cake?

CAKE!

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