Betty Freeman

My name is Betty Freeman, I’m an illustrator and traditional printmaker under the artist name Maisonbetty. My work combines digital art with a variety of different printing methods. From Lino and woodblock carving to copper plate dry point and acid etching. The work I make is usually inspired by the natural world with a surreal and spooky take on it. I like to explore the liminal space in a scenic location, and learn about the history behind it. I enjoy learning about history through illustration and want to work with it more in publishing and the editorial field.

betty.c.freeman@icloud.com maisonbetty.com

The Whitewashed house

Illustration of an extract from Neil Gaimans short story The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains

Gravity

Spread from a graphic novel about people dissapearing from gravitational waves from space.

UWE Living Well Journal

Illustrated publication for a mental health and wellbeing journal for UWE Bristol students

The Mausoleum

Reduction Lino print of a mausoleum and graveyard.

Taking drugs during sex helped me feel alive — then ruined my life.

Editorial piece about the effects of chemsex in the LGBT community

The big idea: why we need a new definition of junk food

Editorial piece about the harmful effects of junk food physically and economically