The Handsome Frank Illustration Podcast

Join us as we catch up with the illustrators we work with on a daily basis.

21 - Luis Mendo 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 and how his work as an illustrator was born from a language barrier. Trigger warning, contains mentions of AI that artists may find refreshing. Check out Luis' portfolio at Feeling a strong desire to stroll through Tokyo with Luis? You're in luck! Join him on his daily routine in our 'Little Film About...Luis Mendo'. Watch now on /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/30375483

20 - Helen Musselwhite 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 model villages, thinking in 3D, and how she uses her photography skills to bring her paper worlds to life. If you haven't seen it yet, you can watch our 'Little Film About...Helen Musselwhite' in full, . Visit Helen's portfolio page at /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/29870948

19 - Matt Murphy 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/28804318

18 - Niege Borges 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/28340225

17 - Dakarai Akil 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 references. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/27838899

14 - Leonie Bos 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 in abandoned buildings to punch needle and the difficulties of growing vegetables. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/25657656

16 - Luke McConkey 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 nice guy", and his side project as an independent record label owner. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/26671767

15 - Joël Penkman 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 the beautiful mid-century family house that Joël and her partner James call home. The smell of fresh coffee and freshly baked bread greeted us, offering a very welcome sanctuary from the unseasonable elements of the morning. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/26328369

13 - Andrew Joyce 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 some newly acquired roving recording equipment, we wired ourselves up, clipped some microphones to our lapels and went for a little walk and talk around one of our favourite neighbourhoods. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/25034205

12 - Zoë Barker 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 impressions at the door please!) A small content warning - we discuss themes around mental health, including OCD and anxiety. Many many thanks to Zoë for her candour and openness in discussing how she’s learnt to manage her life and career while looking after her mental wellbeing. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/23753054

11 - Agathe Singer 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/23563028

10 - David Sparshott 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/23075045

09 - Michelle Thompson 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/22490744

08 - Tobias Hall 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/21270125

07 - Paul Thurlby 10/22/2021

07 - Paul Thurlby We headed to glorious Brighton to chat to the lovely Paul Thurlby. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/20903300

06 - Emily Robertson 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/20777306

05 - Sebastian Curi 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/14384111

04 - Tom Haugomat & Bruno Mangyoku 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/14198273

03 - Sarah Maycock 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/13983035

02 - Matt Saunders 03/30/2020

02 - Matt Saunders This week we speak to Matt Saunders, illustration supremo and all round nice guy. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/13759361

01 - Jean Jullien 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. /episode/index/show/handsomefrank/id/13571561

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