Hi, I’m ROMA.

I’m a UK-based visual artist working in the spaces of animation and illustration, currently exploring projects that engage in history, education, and children’s literature.

After years of creating primarily branded content, I am currently on a journey to bring some of my own ideas to the forefront.

About

Roma Blay is an artist and animator with a love for creating vibrant visual stories and a BA in Animation. Since diving into freelancing last year, she engages with community projects—teaming up with Sustainable Conservation Trust, crafting quirky 3D tactile concepts with the Maker's Guild, and recently began a social media journey with the Play Office at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Fresh off illustrating a children’s book for braille artist Clarke 'Mr Dot' Reynolds, Roma has now landed a publishing deal to write and illustrate her own book, set to delight kids (and maybe a few history-loving grown ups) later this year.

Featured work

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Featured work *

MR DOT AND HIS MAGICAL WHITE CANE ADVENTURES - Illustrations for a hybrid latin-braille children’s book by artist Clarke Reynolds.

THE PLAY OFFICE- Assisting in the development of a new accessible technology lab and heritage-led creative studio space.

ANIMATED CONVERSATIONS - A new web series that shines a spotlight on young animators and creatives.

SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION TRUST - A series of videos and animated pieces to compliment conservation work.

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Where I document my progress, post thoughts about animation, and interview fellow young creatives.

I think the renaissance & impressionist greats really missed a trick when they stuck to just Italy & France.
The Land of Almosts ✏️ - some illustrations that didn’t quite make it into the book! So much love went into creating this unique book, which is making breakthroughs for VI publishing by creating a first-of-its-kind hybrid braille/latin pipeline