Super-friendly queer freelance illustrator



Hi! I'm Evie aka Ragtag Ratbag (she/ they/them). I'm a super-friendly, queer and non-binary Freelance Illustrator and Creative, based in Sheffield, UK.
I love bright, energetic colours and creating funny scenes with bendy, janky characters, animals or objects. My love of collecting secondhand bric-a-brac often inspires my illustration work, along with old children's books, vintage illustration and the world around me. There's inspiration everywhere, especially in flea markets and chazza shops!I'm passionate about LGBTQIA+ rights, the environment, activism, community and social justice. I'm an advocate for the equity and inclusion of lived experience, and a lot of my work is created through the lens of my own lived experience.


Have a look at my work and get in touch if you have any projects you'd like to work on together.Have a snazzy day!
Cheeky Cat Greetings Card Illustration
This piece was a super fun personal project. My aim was to design a silly greetings card which would make people smile. My target audience was specifically people who know how hilariously cheeky pets can be. I was inspired by my own cat, who I caught drinking from the bathroom sink one early morning! This illustration is my best-seller to date (greetings cards and art prints)!
Yes! Definitely Water Bottle Label
I created this illustration for the South African water company 'Yes! Definitely', who work with artists to produce illustrated labels for their water bottles. I was thrilled to be chosen as the brand ethos (persuading people to reuse plastic bottles) means a lot to me.At the time my water bottle design was launched (January 2026), I was the only creative outside of SA and the UAE that the company had worked with.I challenged myself to create a fun illustration that depicted what it felt like to be immersed in natural warm waters. I wanted to really evoke a sense of pure hydration!
Ruby in the Garden Illustrated Poster
Ruby is a biodiversity and sustainability specialist who helps clients make their gardens better for the environment as well as for them. They reached out for an illustrated poster, to show people what they do. I wanted to keep it fun, busy and energetic, emphasising nature and biodiversity as well as capturing Ruby's essence and passion for their work. It was really fun to create some wonky illustrated lettering in this piece!
Off The Canvas Cafe Wall Mural
Off The Canvas Cafe in central Sheffield reached out and invited me to add my mark to their community mural room. This was my first attempt at a wall mural, and I loved it! I've had some epic feedback since finishing and loved the process of planning through to finishing my mural!There was no specific brief for this piece, but I wanted to showcase my style and some wonky, fun characters. My process began by thinking about the composition and layout, creating a digital sketch and then going for it on the wall- learning as I went along. Murals are something that I've wanted to get into for a while and I'm super excited to do more!
Juno Books Gift Card Design
I was commissioned by Juno Books to create an illustrated gift card design for the front of their new gift cards. Juno is a queer-friendly, feminist, intersectional bookshop in Sheffield. I wanted the piece to really reflect the fun of being immersed in books that are inclusive and diverse. I was inspired by how magical books felt as a kid and how I was glued to them when I found one that really spoke to me.
Plaktivat Poster Design- Make Better Choices
This was my submission to Plaktivat #18 (Posters That Change Society). The theme of #18 was Fast Fashion. My poster was awarded as a Finalist in the "Fresh Blood" category and was exhibited as a 50x70 poster in Slovenia, sponsored by TamTam (photo below).I titled my piece 'Make Better Choices' and chose imagery and a backdrop of nature to really hone in on how disconnected we have become from nature, especially in sectors like fast fashion. This created an interesting juxtaposition. I wanted the poster to make the viewer think about want/ need and the choices they can make when it comes to fashion consumerism.
In the Garden Illustration
This illustration was showcased in Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, in their 'Send Me a Postcard' exhibition (9-20th June 2026).With this piece, I wanted to depict what it felt like to be enveloped in my wild, bushy garden. I love spending time in my garden and wanted to translate this lovely everyday moment into a piece that others could feel too.
Illustration for Hairdresser- That Emelya Does Hair
This was an illustration that I created for a sustainable, queer-friendly and inclusive hairdresser- That Emelya Does Hair. Emelya gave me my first mullet haircut, so this scene is depicting that and how snazzy I felt when she'd done the cut. Emelya is bubbly and full of energy, so I wanted this dynamism to come across in the illustration. She works really fast (often cutting hair with a razor!) whilst holding the best conversations about anything and everything.
I Said Bread Bakery Illustration
I created this illustration for the Bakery 'I Said Bread'. I wanted to portray all the little nuances of the shop and the bits that made it our local bakery, including the colourful stickers on the counter, being surrounded by baked-goods and works by independent local makers. It always gives me a warm feeling when I walk in and I love that I managed to show this in this piece. It really is a visual treat when you walk into this bakery!
Illustrated Scarf Mockup
This was a super fun, self-directed project. I absolutely love Lush knot wrap scarves and have a fab collection which I often wear. I made a mockup of one of my illustration on a scarf as I wanted to put myself out there to brands like Lush, that I super admire for their ethos and stance on social justice!I call this illustration 'Neighbourhood bugs' and was inspired by communities in nature living in symbiosis.

City By Night Illustrated Poster
I created this poster for an open call competition called PLAKATropolis. I felt inspired by the vibrancy and aliveness of my fav cities at night (London, Gdansk, Berlin). I imagined different posters becoming part of the buldings. I love the dynamism and visual tension in this poster!

Early Morning Run Illustration
I wanted to create this piece to depict an early morning run (changing from night to day), showing movement and directionality. I thought this piece would work well for editorial so I bobbed it in a mockup. Personal work.
Editorial
A snazzy collection of editorial mockups and projects so you can see how my work looks in print etc!

LGBTQIA+ Little Free Library Illustrated Sign
An illustrated sign that I created for LGBTQIA+ Little Free Library. They are a small mobile library providing LGBTQIA+ books to children and young people in Bristol and South Glos. The brief was open, but prompts included: ''reading, rainbows, Shark and Axolotl plushes". I had a lot of fun making this sign, I wanted it to feel energetic and encapsulate the excitment of getting lost in a book as a child!The sign is currently going to print.
Kitchen Chaos: Making Salad Illustration
In response to the callout from Pictoplasma Balkans, entitled "Characters and Their Food". This illustration was inspired from visiting family in Poland and the chaos of making a giant bowl of Sałatka for family gatherings (peeling heaps of veg and veg flying everywhere)!Chosen for exhibition at Pictoplasma Balkans 2026. The festival runs from 18-20th Sept in Varna, Bulgaria but the exhibition will take place at ReBonkers in Varna, 17-27 Sept.
Sour Cucumber Party Illustration
In response to the callout from Pictoplasma Balkans, entitled "Characters and Their Food". I wanted to have fun with this one, really focussing on the characters expressions to depict a humerous scene.Chosen for exhibition at Pictoplasma Balkans 2026. The festival runs from 18-20th Sept in Varna, Bulgaria but the exhibition will take place at ReBonkers in Varna, 17-27 Sept.

Moreish Magic of Maggi Editorial Mockup
Response to a brief by Pit Magazine on The Editorial Illustrators Playbook course by Inky Goodness Collective. Maggi noodles are so nostalgic for me, so I wanted to depict a Maggi feast and two people enjoying the mountain of noodles. Personal work.
The Wild Honeypie Instagram Asset
This illustration was commissioned by The Wild Honeypie, who connect musicians, chefs, fans, filmmakers and brands. The brief was open, as they wanted me to capture the illustration in my style, but guidelines were that it must include a bee (their brand mascott), the line "I love Phoebe Bridgers and hate AI data centers" and some Phoebe Bridgers Easter eggs. Can you spot them?
Nevermore Poetry Club Poster
This illustration was commissioned by Nevermore Poetry Club. They wanted a poster which showed the relaxing, friendly, creative nature of their club. I tied in lots of small elements that mean a lot to the club, including writing quills, the blue typewriter, the bike horn and some plates full of stuffed vine leaves! I wanted the poster to appeal to a diverse audience and persuade folks to drop by and give the club a go!
Cackle's After Dark Podcast Poster
This illustration was a collab between Ragtag Ratbag and Cackle's After Dark podcast, hosted by Holly Rivers. The podcast is about Holly's time on set of the 1998 hit show "The Worst Witch". Holly asked me to illustrate the podcast logo in my signature wonky style and we decided upon the poster content together. The poster shows Holly's character as her character 'Drusilla' but with Holly's current hairstyle... a pink mullet!

A Dip in the Pond Editorial Mockup
Personal project which was inspired by a heatwave and the amount of people I saw on social media going wild swimming. I wanted to capture a humerous moment, definitely something that would happen to me if I were brave enough to ever try it!
























































