Tamzin Slevin- BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
My practice moves across illustration, animation, and craft, driven by a love of making things by hand and bringing strange ideas to life. I’m drawn to contrasts: cute and creepy, delicate and grotesque, playful and unsettling. These opposites often sit side by side in my work, creating characters and worlds that feel both inviting and slightly uncomfortable.
I take inspiration from horror, folklore, toys, internet culture, and the things that people often find weird, overlooked, or a little bit gross. Gore, glitter, and the colour pink are recurring elements throughout my work, acting as visual threads that connect different mediums and projects. Whether I’m animating, illustrating, sculpting, or crafting, I enjoy exploring how beauty and discomfort can coexist.
Making is at the centre of my practice. I enjoy experimenting with materials, techniques, and processes, allowing each idea to find the form that suits it best. Rather than being tied to a single medium, I embrace a multidisciplinary approach that lets me play, adapt, and constantly discover new ways of storytelling.
Through my work, I aim to create moments of curiosity, humour, and unease—inviting viewers into worlds where the sweet becomes sinister, the grotesque becomes glamorous, and there is always a little bit of pink.
