Hullo there, and welcome to an artist bio that's not written in the third person. Huzzah! I'm the Bohemian Weasel. Or just 'Weasel'. Or even just 'Soni' which oddly enough is my real name. Thank you dad. I was born and raised in England (where Hobbits live), studied in Scotland (where Haggis lives), and now live in Portugal (where sardines live, briefly). Whilst still in England I did a 2 year course in mixed arts including fine art, graphic design, fashion and textiles, photography, sculpture, and all sorts of fabulous flim flam. Then off to Scotland for a 4-year Illustration degree at the infamous Glasgow School of Art. (Apologies to the tutors for never getting in on time. And for being a fantasy artist. I think both were equally vexing.) Glasgow cured me of my curiosity about big cities. I wanted a warmer, quieter hidey-hole where I could work full-time as an artist and drink lots of tea; preferably in a nice attic just right for weasels - so I came to Portugal. Since moving here I've exhibited paintings in solo and shared exhibitions; illustrated four Portuguese children's books; drawn/designed web-graphics for some splendid sites; tutored privately in art, and done hundreds of commissions for lovely people all over the world. But what I love doing best is illustrating characters from my favourite stories (books, films, fairytales or history) and doing them in a way that pleases me first and foremost.  This led me into the world of 'sketch cards' (little 2.5 x 3.5 inch trading-card sized originals) and to work for companies like Topps who first commissioned me for 'Lord of the Rings, Masterpieces II' and then later for several Star Wars projects. Thanks to them I'm now an official Lucasfilm artist. I'm still striving to find the perfect blend of media and methods for conveying these characters, and while it's still far from perfect I'm getting closer to my own holy grail of illustration. Until then I'll just enjoy the journey and be glad when others enjoy it as well. And if they want to show their appreciation with chocolate and the flinging of rose petals in my path, that's hoopy too. Thank you for visiting. Help yourself to cake. Soni xx     Official Sketch Card sets done so far: Topps: Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II (106) Topps: Star Wars, Clone Wars Widevision (106) Sadlittles.com: Legends & Lore (1 base card & 10 insert cards) Topps: Star Wars Galaxy 5 (106) Sadlittles.com: Essence of Fairyland (1 base card & 10 inserts) Topps: Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back 3D (106) Breygent: Golden Age of Comics (1 base card & 20 inserts) Breygent: Sci Fi & Horror Movie Posters (40) ... And many more to come this year!