Lo was born in the English countryside and moved to London when he was eight. His dad wrote children’s books and his mum was an illustrator. Together his parents created TV programmes for the BBC’s Watch with Mother in the 1970s, so Lo grew up surrounded by puppets, props and craft paraphernalia. At university Lo was thrown off his illustration course and instead studied printmaking. But as soon as he started working, it was his illustration that was constantly in demand from publications such as The Guardian and the Economist. Now a master of illustration, print and pattern, Gloucestershire-based creative Lo’s work has always had a strong graphic narrative. He has also had a lifelong passion for children’s books, and his bold signature style and endearing animal characters have an immediate visual appeal.
Lo grew up surrounded by puppets, props and craft paraphernalia because his writer-dad and illustrator-mum created children’s TV for the BBC. At university Lo was thrown off his illustration course, but when he started working, his illustration was constantly in demand, appearing regularly in The Guardian and the Economist. Gloucestershire-based Lo's lifelong love of children’s books have now led to his unforgettable animal characters being published around the world.
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