Hi, I’m Hobart. I’m an Australian illustrator and writer living and working in Tasmania. I like machines, midcentury architecture and Tasmania. I studied as a journalist, but now work in illustration full-time.

I’m currently trying to learn how to cook. I walk most afternoons around my home town, which inspires a lot of how Vekllei looks and feels. Vekllei has existed in some form since I was a kid, but I started working on it properly in 2017.

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Things I Like

• Thunderbirds (1965 series)
• Studio Ghibli (obviously)
• Jam Sandwich police livery
• Shōwa period styles
• Italian cars
• The Series-0 Shinkansen 🚅
• Snags
• Mtirado’s wonderful work

Things I Don’t Like

• Parsley
• The C.I.A.
• Bohos and beatniks
• Fellas who are “into history”
• Cutesy talk
• Risotto (sorry)
• Emirates (the airline)