Dead Satsuma is the creative identity of Maddie, an Anglo-Indian-Irish Rottweiler-human mix with a big heart and an even bigger imagination.

She’s a Storyteller, Producer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and a passionate advocate for creativity as a tool for transformation. Maddie splits her time between Brighton and London, fuelled by sea swims, connecting with people, animals and nature.

What floats your boat?

I love hearing other people’s stories.

Feeling seen and heard.

I enjoy creating for a cause that means something to me. I worked on the branding for IMPERFECTLY YOU, an online platform dedicated to the wellbeing of sex workers. Created by Emma who is an absolute grafter and a sweetheart.

I’m currently lending my graphic design skills to the charity ‘Secrets Worth Sharing’. Approachable advice on talking about childhood sexual abuse with serious joy. Created by Sophia Lulu - a brave legend of a woman, in my eyes.

What gets your goat? 

When I don’t feel seen or heard. It’s taken me a long time to find my voice, and I notice when it’s not being respected.

Where would you like to be in 10 years time? 

I’ll be running my own creative agency called THE HAUSE OF PUSSAY. It’ll be a cosy, kitsch, ever-evolving space dedicated to healing through storytelling, sex education, and self-discovery. We’ll create with heart, learn without shame, and hold space for real transformation.

I’ll have launched COSY & KITSCH, a range of mushroom coffee and chocolate with a gentle psychedelic twist (fingers crossed for progressive laws… or let’s see how I can creatively work around them).

I’ll have published my comic strip, “THINGS TO SHIT AND WATCH” a delightful read for anyone who wants to take their time in the bathroom and enjoy my scribbles.

And finally, I’ll have completed my animated pilot Paw & Order: Crime Investigators, about a Human/Rottweiler vigilante duo serving justice with heart… and bite.

What are you working on at the minute?

Right now, I’m working on Who Are Our Mothers?, a podcast and photography project created alongside two incredible humans. The tender-hearted writer Michelle Waterman (@bonesoffilm) and the powerful journalist/ photographer Tristana Carrasco (@Tristana_Carrasco). It’s all about amplifying the voices of mothers and mother-figures through honest, creative conversations.

What would Dead Satsuma do?

Leave it in the fridge until it’s gone mouldy.

I used to have this narrative in my head that I was stupid. That inner voice kept me small for a long time but I realised that voice was just a protective voice, led by fear. Since acknowledging said voice (WITH SHIT TONES OF THERAPY) she’s not so loud. She just needed to be seen and heard in a way she never felt she was. Now I just tell myself I’m really fucking smart and I can do anything I put my mind to.

Other blurb…

Sometimes I miss out words.

CREATIVE FOR HIRE.

Available for creative projects, collabs and commissions.
I hold a British and Irish passport so I can work in the UK and Europe. I have extensive knowledge of the animation production process and industry. I have the ability to use various Adobe Creative Suite programmes, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. I dabble in Adobe After Effects.

I am passionate about addressing significant issues adults carry from childhood trauma. I hope to provoke conversations through my artwork and writing.

Want to work together, share a story, or unpack some trauma? Let’s talk <3 @deadsatsuma