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Anya Faulkner is the creator of Funky Feathers. Following a career in Marketing, in 2006 she left the London life behind her and moved to the Hampshire Countryside to start a family. Looking for a new challenge, she reignited her love of writing comic rhyme and created Roberts Farm Adventures - a series of stories based on a group of animals that live in an old thatched barn.
She met her business partner and illustrator, Alison Butler, on the school run and together they have completed and self published three books – Charlie Pig’s Big Day, Reggie Rocks and Tummy Trouble at Roberts Farm. Keen to bring the characters of Roberts Farm to life, they are working with Movie House Entertainment, a successful UK Based International film sales company, and Roland Moore, an award winning script writer, with the aim of producing Funky Feathers into a series of short animations for pre-school children. |
Alison Butler is the illustrator of Funky Feathers. Alison graduated from Loughborough University in 1990 with a degree in printed textiles. In partnership with a fellow student, they set up Blooming Designs and built a successful business selling textile prints to leading high street fashion chains both in the UK and Internationally.
When Anya saw Alison's work she knew immediately that her quirky and humorous illustrative style, combining pen and ink with bold colour, would bring the true essence of the animals at Roberts Farm to life. Alison and Anya have worked closely together for the last three years, constantly evolving the illustrations to create a world of characters that children will love. |