Christine Roche facts for kids

Christine Roche (born in 1939) is a talented artist from France and Canada. She is an illustrator, a cartoonist, a teacher, and a filmmaker. She lives and works in London, England. Her amazing artwork has been featured in many books, magazines, and national newspapers. Today, she focuses on painting beautiful pictures.

Meet Christine Roche

Her Creative Journey

Christine Roche has drawn pictures for many books. She has illustrated stories for both children and grown-ups. She also worked with many top book publishers. Christine has created animated films for TV channels like Channel 4. She also made films for important groups like UNICEF. UNICEF helps children around the world.

Christine has also taught art at different colleges. These include the London College of Communication and the Royal College of Art. She even taught at the National Institute of Design in India.

Drawing for Change

Christine Roche used to draw cartoons for a magazine called Spare Rib. This magazine was about women's issues. Later, in 1979, she helped start her own magazine called Sourcream. She created it with her friends Jo Nesbitt, Liz Mackie, and Lesley Ruda. More women cartoonists joined for Sourcream No. 2. This second issue was published in 1981.

Christine also joined different groups of artists. One group was the Kids Book Group. Another was the Hackney Flashers. This group of women photographers started in the 1970s. They created art shows about "Women at Work" and "Who's Holding the Baby?". These shows highlighted important topics for women.

Books and Films

Christine Roche wrote a book called I'm Not a Feminist But... in 1985. She later turned this book into an animated film. She worked with Marjut Rimminen on the film.

She also helped direct two short animated films. One was called The Stain (1991). You can watch it online at the Internet Archive. The other film was Someone Must Be Trusted (1987).

Christine also designed the characters for a children's TV cartoon series. The show was called Treasure.

Her artwork is also featured in special collections. One book is Funny Girls – Cartooning for Equality. It was put together by Diane Atkinson in 1997. Another book is The Inking Woman: 250 Years of Women Cartoon and Comic Artists in Britain. This book was edited by Nicola Streeten and Cath Tate in 2018.

Her Animated Films

Christine Roche has worked on several animated films:

• The Stain (1991)
• Someone Must Be Trusted (1987) – This film was part of a series. The series had four short animated films. They were about women and the law.
• I'm Not a Feminist But... (1985)