Jennie Maizels


Jennie Maizels is a British artist, illustrator, and educator. She worked on pop-up books with Kate Petty. She has also authored her own books.
WWW jenniemaizels.com

Early life and education

Maizels was born in London in 1970. She attended Northfields School For Girls, and then studied from 1990 to 1993 at Central Saint Martins School of Art, from which she graduated with a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Work and career

After graduation she worked for Harvey Nichols, The Body Shop and Dillons bookshop making window displays. She also began collaborating with the children's book author Kate Perry, illustrating Perry's The Great Grammar Book in 1996. Maizels and Perry worked together for 16 years, "producing eight children's books which sold over a million copies worldwide."
The producers of the film Paddington 2 approached her to discuss the creation of a pop-up book to feature in the film. After she worked on samples with a paper engineer Studio Canal chose not to proceed, but in 2018, with the support of her publisher Walker Books, Maizels alleged that some of her designs were used onscreen.
She hosts Sketchbook Club classes in person and online, and has also hosted art courses for cancer patients.
She lives and works in Braishfield, Hampshire.

Books

As Author

  • Pop-Up Shakespeare
  • Party in Jigsaw Forest
  • Rocket to Jigsaw Planet
  • Journey to Jigsaw Town
  • ''Picnic at Jigsaw Farm''

As Illustrator