https://astridjaekel.com Astrid Jaekel Illustration Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:18:22 +0000 https://astridjaekel.com en https://astridjaekel.com/Union Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:02:57 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Union In 2023 I worked with the Open University to create a set of illustrations for the 'Union' series, a joint venture with the BBC that aired in October 2023. ‘Union’ follows David Olusoga as he traces the events, the people and the forces that have transformed four separate nations into a single state, the United Kingdom. Leading OU academic experts from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Social Sciences supported the series. https://connect.open.ac.uk/society-psychology-and-criminology/union-with-david-olusoga/ <img width="1872" height="1462" width_o="1872" height_o="1462" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbbcf756f04eea1c1e507de3d530b503948fad67a1d73d863a71191156beeff8/5.png" data-mid="218249083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbbcf756f04eea1c1e507de3d530b503948fad67a1d73d863a71191156beeff8/5.png" /><img width="1862" height="1464" width_o="1862" height_o="1464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2e5f0f2ab47f2f10232bc9f8f083f0cd613936de5f8015c14d50c8e411399cf/7.png" data-mid="218249085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2e5f0f2ab47f2f10232bc9f8f083f0cd613936de5f8015c14d50c8e411399cf/7.png" /><img width="1866" height="1462" width_o="1866" height_o="1462" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/089c5ff713a2c0da3cd644b361aaf3a55486a278fd2c16fc7947f217d35ee37d/7.png" data-mid="218249087" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/089c5ff713a2c0da3cd644b361aaf3a55486a278fd2c16fc7947f217d35ee37d/7.png" /><img width="1872" height="1466" width_o="1872" height_o="1466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91011397a5965a6763fd89924406ba500a162d7c904f8aaae139395862b86f03/4.png" data-mid="218249089" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91011397a5965a6763fd89924406ba500a162d7c904f8aaae139395862b86f03/4.png" /><img width="1870" height="1468" width_o="1870" height_o="1468" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ebe37014073775d9b20c4a291fe900a4ffa413fcdcf4cc88dbd6787fdc96478/9.png" data-mid="218249102" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ebe37014073775d9b20c4a291fe900a4ffa413fcdcf4cc88dbd6787fdc96478/9.png" /><img width="1866" height="1466" width_o="1866" height_o="1466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4713b98f0df9a62bd08e60909d0392a2159cda9f5a431be66a293558cfbfe92/8.png" data-mid="218249105" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4713b98f0df9a62bd08e60909d0392a2159cda9f5a431be66a293558cfbfe92/8.png" /><img width="2326" height="1450" width_o="2326" height_o="1450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30ba85ba4f4f7515613e117463417acde62ef2f80f63e5a8ae21e0eb0169c408/Screenshot-2024-03-11-at-16.11.31.png" data-mid="218249106" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30ba85ba4f4f7515613e117463417acde62ef2f80f63e5a8ae21e0eb0169c408/Screenshot-2024-03-11-at-16.11.31.png" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Story-Harvest Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:11:11 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Story-Harvest Book cover for David Campbell’s Story Harvest <img width="1600" height="2560" width_o="1600" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59591a1a535714464e47f46e47a186c2eb31a1500aa4a65ef3a3924957a1bf85/AmazonKPD-ebook.jpg" data-mid="205443507" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59591a1a535714464e47f46e47a186c2eb31a1500aa4a65ef3a3924957a1bf85/AmazonKPD-ebook.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/HMY-Iolaire Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:14:08 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/HMY-Iolaire This project was commissioned by the National Library of Scotland to raise awareness of the Iolaire disaster that took place on 1 January 1919 when 238 servicemen returning from WWI drowned on their way home to the Western Isles after their ship sank just off the coast of Stornoway. The illustrations are used as part of a website to draw attention both to the tragedy and to highlight related collections at the National Library and in the Library / Museum in Stornoway. <img width="1575" height="795" width_o="1575" height_o="795" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da3b3a74bd9454f23ee31ab6f39ab12e8519b2f9ae21a7d9d40b0e836ddd0b27/IllustrationTimeline2-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da3b3a74bd9454f23ee31ab6f39ab12e8519b2f9ae21a7d9d40b0e836ddd0b27/IllustrationTimeline2-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="1575" height="795" width_o="1575" height_o="795" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2763312a198e0a71888c129f0959704d67c96207e4b53e0baedfadc5bb7a55a/IllustrationBanner-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2763312a198e0a71888c129f0959704d67c96207e4b53e0baedfadc5bb7a55a/IllustrationBanner-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="624" height="859" width_o="624" height_o="859" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4670caee8004f05a7f0d84096a0c6380e9c961c5a56236c113a48e1e6fab5482/IllustrationBus-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/624/i/4670caee8004f05a7f0d84096a0c6380e9c961c5a56236c113a48e1e6fab5482/IllustrationBus-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="673" height="896" width_o="673" height_o="896" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ec26a7b434c85c137cf02782445f18ba84acd1d30f040e8acc22c43aa22c4cf/IllustrationFireplace-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/673/i/4ec26a7b434c85c137cf02782445f18ba84acd1d30f040e8acc22c43aa22c4cf/IllustrationFireplace-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="637" height="908" width_o="637" height_o="908" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30c391f3d5daa6af9c96eadd07ad5df42535236a48a766d888500f90a05e9d03/IllustrationKettle-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/637/i/30c391f3d5daa6af9c96eadd07ad5df42535236a48a766d888500f90a05e9d03/IllustrationKettle-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="649" height="908" width_o="649" height_o="908" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f60d40e6252a303efbc4af3840f36e53e8559fdd3d411b1c659d035e8a7f8e56/IllustrationTypewriter-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/649/i/f60d40e6252a303efbc4af3840f36e53e8559fdd3d411b1c659d035e8a7f8e56/IllustrationTypewriter-Twitter-a.jpg" /> <img width="696" height="912" width_o="696" height_o="912" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1adaeada9c5e5b42629cb52ab059c93c0d050e2c9fb71f51b8478dbe04ca7341/IllustrationWashing-Twitter-a.jpg" data-mid="176306994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/696/i/1adaeada9c5e5b42629cb52ab059c93c0d050e2c9fb71f51b8478dbe04ca7341/IllustrationWashing-Twitter-a.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/East-Linton-Flower-Show-Poster Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:18:22 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/East-Linton-Flower-Show-Poster Poster for the East Linton Flower Show <img width="827" height="1169" width_o="827" height_o="1169" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bf1087995567895ead8e541548610fac1e40e4a5be6999f8018e2c46fb196d6/low-res_SM.jpg" data-mid="241862093" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/827/i/7bf1087995567895ead8e541548610fac1e40e4a5be6999f8018e2c46fb196d6/low-res_SM.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/The-Leith-Annual Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:13:10 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/The-Leith-Annual My contribution to the Leith Annual, edition-1 2024&nbsp; <img width="2520" height="1624" width_o="2520" height_o="1624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a5029fe314ccccd5454253dff77677ba3df4501857ecf4600ca4290fadfa855/Edinburgh-Water-of-Leith.jpg" data-mid="237189239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a5029fe314ccccd5454253dff77677ba3df4501857ecf4600ca4290fadfa855/Edinburgh-Water-of-Leith.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Ideas Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:53:55 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Ideas <img width="798" height="997" width_o="798" height_o="997" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36c654b5cc98cc1b99a97412bbee73305822933d49da5e045206c03d76883fac/lamps-animation.gif" data-mid="176306958" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/798/i/36c654b5cc98cc1b99a97412bbee73305822933d49da5e045206c03d76883fac/lamps-animation.gif" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Dunbar-Harbour-Festival Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:28:43 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Dunbar-Harbour-Festival <img width="1071" height="1208" width_o="1071" height_o="1208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29e8b5022b90ee9f4fcaadf9ebe7a7904f2edabddf07870bc2887062cb6ed1f3/FINAL_screen.jpg" data-mid="208034902" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29e8b5022b90ee9f4fcaadf9ebe7a7904f2edabddf07870bc2887062cb6ed1f3/FINAL_screen.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Gardening Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:22:31 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Gardening <img width="2123" height="709" width_o="2123" height_o="709" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b5066da2bb744b688dcb4ae6ea6d48e24df86d04f63d9ed13963ce145654353/gardening-a.jpg" data-mid="176306833" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b5066da2bb744b688dcb4ae6ea6d48e24df86d04f63d9ed13963ce145654353/gardening-a.jpg" /> <img width="1210" height="1214" width_o="1210" height_o="1214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03ae79966ee0080a863bd15718065032a3113caa206b187de0602988bfdacc09/5.jpg" data-mid="176306834" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03ae79966ee0080a863bd15718065032a3113caa206b187de0602988bfdacc09/5.jpg" /> <img width="1212" height="1214" width_o="1212" height_o="1214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/835a9dfba6f83bc0230252c642179f216cca93ba121d25d256a1c54a75c741dc/4.jpg" data-mid="176306836" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/835a9dfba6f83bc0230252c642179f216cca93ba121d25d256a1c54a75c741dc/4.jpg" /> <img width="1213" height="1214" width_o="1213" height_o="1214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ce3f80b2192b27ffae10e6d42df148de91b111a74a0926d31d06849e50c66c9/3.jpg" data-mid="176306835" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ce3f80b2192b27ffae10e6d42df148de91b111a74a0926d31d06849e50c66c9/3.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Backstreet-view Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:12:09 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Backstreet-view The view from a flat in Dunbar, Scotland, where I used to live. This print is avaiable in my shop. <img width="841" height="843" width_o="841" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d3313d455fa27f3ddaa50052e91243c6eec89aaf6868085d2580ab78527644d/back-view.jpg" data-mid="176306904" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/841/i/6d3313d455fa27f3ddaa50052e91243c6eec89aaf6868085d2580ab78527644d/back-view.jpg" /> https://astridjaekel.com/Waves Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:56:27 +0000 Astrid Jaekel Illustration https://astridjaekel.com/Waves <img width="675" height="817" width_o="675" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aaea4900300ba677bcaaabc3c4f43bdd3e053f16c1127fcdffeb2a8e6b74b45a/Waves-a.jpg" data-mid="176306930" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/675/i/aaea4900300ba677bcaaabc3c4f43bdd3e053f16c1127fcdffeb2a8e6b74b45a/Waves-a.jpg" />