The Handsome Frank Illustration Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

A lovely conversation with one of our newer signings, Yo Hosoyamada. We discuss her background in architecture, working with Transport for London and why she wanted to make as many bad drawings as she could.  

Check out Yo's portfolio at

https://www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/yo-hosoyamada

Join us as we catch up with one of our 2024 Handsome Future winners, Molly McCammon. We talk about what she's learned over the past year, how she's tweaked her work to gain more commercial success, and what it's like to be an illustrator picking colours when you have Synesthesia.

Check out Molly's portfolio over on our website! 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

We took a trip to Paris to meet with the wonderful Agathe Singer and discuss all things gouache, juggling childcare and tiny lifts.