Kay is based in Manchester, United Kingdom. She studied Film and TV Graphics at Chesterfield College of Art, then worked as an animator in children’s television before going freelance in 1989.
Her illustrations have appeared in children’s books, on jigsaw puzzles, cards, calendars, tableware, and homewares. Her tiny terraced home studio in Manchester overlooks allotments and part of Chorlton Nature Reserve, so she’s never short of inspiration.
Kay likes nothing better than spending her days creating pictures in her studio with her cat Beebee, a jazzy tune tickling their ears with tea and biscuits at the ready.
