Hello you. I am Alex Crampton

Artist, illustrator, storyteller

What’s The Story?

A black and white sketch of lightning and a storm, with a small wind pushing up through the center.

I am about making great ideas universally accessible through visual stories - ideas that can help push us all, collectively, in a better direction

My artistic practice is about making the unseen felt. Distilling complex ideas down to their essence and expressing those ideas through image, word, ritual.

In times of great change, creativity can help us think differently and adapt quickly. How to walk through fear into a place of inspiration. How to navigate through the challenges of the world.

The Backstory

A stage scene from 'A Doll's House' with performers, one woman wearing a pretty dress being pulled by the others with ribbons under dramatic lighting.

Once, I was a theatre director, creating productions about power, control, systemic collapse and change.

I led creatives to experiment with theatre-based games around 'the end of the world', pandemic and immigration.

And then - mega burnout.

I escaped into the wilderness of Indonesia. I grew food and built things out of bamboo. I explored what a slow, sustainable, stripped-back life could feel like. And, a I got better - I rediscovered a love of drawing. I got obsessed about learning new information and mapping it all out.

I moved to West Wales and wove new artistic practices into my life - ritual, drawing, ceremony. I ran workshops for people of all ages to trust their intuition, play and express themselves. I kept drawing.

Journaling and creating is how I’ve transformed my world. I’m here to share what I’ve learned, and to support other like-minded people in their work.

“Alex is a gifted illustrator who can transform your ideas into images that come alive, convey the tone and feel of what you want, and - of course - look great.

Her work has very much up-levelled my material and I have repeatedly commissioned her to add that extra sparkle to my presentations. Her characters bring my points alive and I particularly love how she captured our very last session on a course, picking up the journey my clients had been on with a wonderful graphical evaluation. What's more, the participants loved having a copy of their journey in picture/note form.

I can not recommend enough using Alex as an illustrator at engagement events, for evaluations and as a brilliant way to capture key points!”

~ Helen Davies | Founder of Practical Wisdom

A cartoon of a person in a crow's nest on a ship, with binoculars, over a sign that reads 'CAPTAIN IMPULSIVITY' and another person clinging to the mast with a thought bubble that reads "Where Now?"

Fanfare & Trumpet Blowing

Highlights of my creative career to date:

A woman in a red sleeveless dress with braided hair and a beaded necklace sits on a wooden block on a black stage, looking to the left with a concerned expression. Behind her, a person is lying on a pillow covered with a pink blanket
“Alex Crampton really can deliver”
— Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
A group of seven people dressed in vintage clothing on a stage with curtains and lamps, with a young woman in the center looking into the camera. Characters from a stage production of 'A Doll's House'.
Children in a room playing and posing, some sitting on chairs, one girl in a yellow shirt and another girl in a hijab and blue jeans, a boy holding a chair overhead, and a girl perched on a high chair near the window.

My illustrations are published in these books…

An illustration with crosshatched darkness, forming a dark vortex with two small eyes in the center.
When The Sun Forgot To Rise
A black and white abstract drawing of a face with exaggerated features, including large eyes and flowing lines - an 'old wind' looking at a little creature drawn from wispy lines, clinging to a rock at the bottom
The Old Wind

My first animation passed 33k views in one month

Logos & commercial artwork for ethical, award-winning businesses…

Black and white illustration of a coffin-like shape with the words "Ecological Coffins" written inside.
Black and white logo of a sheep's face surrounded by text that reads: "WELSH WOOL SHOP. SIOP GWLAN CYMREIG."

Award-winning window painting

Window decorated with white winter-themed drawings, including a sheep, trees, houses, a sleigh, and snow. The words 'Nadolig Llawen!' are written, wishing a Merry Christmas in Welsh.

Podcasts

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Graphic illustration of a cloud-like creature with white and blue wisps around it with text saying "Get Ready!" and "Here Comes!".