Welcome to Toots Design - Home of Lorna's stories, animations and illustrations - Where magic is comforting and comfort is magical. Come on in, the kettle's on.

Meet Lorna, the artist behind Toots Design

I believe that magic is comforting and comfort is magical...

Through stories, illustrations and animations, I love to celebrate the magic of the everyday and provide comfort for the trickier parts of life.

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Plant a seed of encouragement through the post

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A little encouragement

Goes a LONG way.

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Collections

Cards
Books
Prints

I wish I could pause time for you so that you could hold onto those magical days forever.

But I can help you treasure them for years to come by capturing them in an illustration.
Commissioned Illustrations

Prints made to order

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Comfort after loss

"That book understands"

A beautifully illustrated book about love and loss safe for any age. 

Love Never Dies

Blog posts

A new chapter awaits for Mr Bear's Christmas

A new chapter awaits for Mr Bear's Christmas

Mr Bear's Christmas - a little story with the humblest of beginnings - has taken me on the most magical adventures so far. I met with Scholastic just a handful of days before Christmas. They made me an offer to publish Mr Bear's Christmas which I accepted and am delighted to share that it will be in the book shops NEXT autumn, 2026

— Lorna Gibson
Mr Bear's Picnic Named Film Award Finalist Alongside Disney

Mr Bear's Picnic Named Film Award Finalist Alongside Disney

Mr Bear embodies kindness and this animation puts a spotlight on your power to brighten someone's day just by being yourself. 

— Lorna Gibson
Seeds of hope 🌱✨

Seeds of hope 🌱✨

Often my thoughts of hope lie in tiny seeds making their way into something new...

— Lorna Gibson