Hello and thank you for coming to have a look at my website.
I am an illustrator and writer. Creator of children’s television programmes.
Drawing since I was three years old.
I am the Daughter of the late, great Douglas Bonicos. Film and Television News Editor, Entrepreneur & Superhero
My Dad and his Mum, (my Yiayia-Granny) arrived in London from Greece just before the end of World War 2.
Varon Bonicos, Film Director, Writer and Photographer is my Brother.
Natural born Londoner and very proud of my Greek Ancestry too. Idyllic childhood in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Summers in Greece and North Wales. Family returned to London when I was 11 years old.
Every Saturday morning, from the age of 11 to 16 I went to Clay Modelling Classes at The Chelsea Pottery in Radnor Walk, SW3. I loved going to my Clay Classes at The Chelsea Pottery!
I attended a Foundation and a Degree course at Chelsea School of Art. Mentored by Sir Hugh Casson.







RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Happy and proud to say that Elliot Grove, the Founder of Raindance Film Festival considers me to be one of the Early Raindancers https://www.raindance.org/7-ways-you-can-help-raindance/


PREVIOUS CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Admirable Crichton
Aim Publications
Alphabet Set
American Express
Asim & Co
Athena Publications
Autumn Publishing
BBC Jackanory
BBC Publications
BBC Worldwide
Ben de Lisi
Billy Zane
Blue Arrow
Blue Swan Films Ltd
Bob Godfrey Films
Bodley Head Children’s Books
British Telecom
Broadway Cars
Buttons Comic
Campaign Paintball Sport
Cassell Publishers Ltd
Central Independent TV
Channel 4
Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd
Chas and Dave
Chelsea Football Club
Chelsea Physic Garden
Citigate Publishing
Company Magazine
Condé Nast
Cosgrove Hall Films
CRS Records
Docklands Guide
Duggie Fields
Ebury Wine Bars PLC
EMI
Endemol
Equities International
European Event Organisation
Factory
Filmfair
Fred’s
FX Functions
Gallery Five Greeting Card Company
Garrick Media
GD Design & Print
General Electric Company plc
George Michael
Goldman Sachs
Grand Metropolitan Retail
Gruner & Jahr
Guildhouse
Hana Watches
Hassanal Bolkiah
Hit Entertainment
Hot off the Press Printers
IFR Publishing
IPC Magazines
ICA Cafe
Inter Research
Joe’s Brasserie
Kallkwik Printers
London Academy of Performing Arts
LBC Radio
London Club Awards
London Electricity
London Illustrated News
London Restaurant Awards
Marquees over London
Media Lab
Midland Bank
Million Dollar Clothing Co
Minet / Cigna Insurance Company
Montpelier Travel
Moore Park Deli
Moves
Music Collection International
NAEA
National Magazine Company
Options Magazine
Oracle Teletext
Orchard Publishing
Oxberry Publishing
051 Productions
Pamplemouse Publishing
Paperlink Greeting Card Company
Passport Publishing
Patrizia Wigan
Pearl Assurance
Pippin Comic
Planet Productions
Prima Magazine
Prisma Press. A subsidiary of Gruner + Jahr
Procter & Procter
Procter’s Restaurant
Queens Park Rangers Football Club
Quitting Hollywood Greeting Card Company
Quo Vadis London
QVC UK Television Shopping Channel
Random House Publishing
RBKC Royal Borough Kensington & Chelsea
Reed Publishing
Road Runner Roller Blades
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Tournament
Sackville Printing
Saint Mary the Boltons Church
Scribbler Stationery Company
Shell Film and Video Unit
Selectcard
Simply Red
Sloane Stanley
Southern Star Distribution
Strongberg Entertainment / The Gallery
Sunday Telegraph
Tamara Beckwith
Tempus House of Publishing
Tessa Dahl
The Big Strawberry
The Phone Book
The Savoy Hotel London
Thomas Dolby
Thomson Local Phone Directory
Tony Cuthbert Films
Touchbase Communications
Viacom CBS
Video Collection International
Vogue
Wellington Barracks
West London Shooting Grounds
Woman Magazine
Womans Own Magazine
Womans Weekly Magazine
Woolwich Property Services
Wren Press Bespoke Printers & Stationers
Yellow Pages
Young Lions Publishers
SELECTION OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS I HAVE ILLUSTRATED
Minnie Hoppa A LITTLE bus on a BIG Adventure! Written by John Carr Illustrated by me
Where does the Queen go on holiday?* Written by Guy Ker Illustrated by me. *This book was especially written to Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
EXHIBITIONS
2022-2027: RBKC Platinum Jubilee Collection. To Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II 70 years on the Throne. View by Appointment only.
The Civic Gallery. Kensington Town Hall. Hornton Street. London W8.
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/explore-kensington-and-chelsea/malou-bonicos
Institute of Contemporary Arts. The Mall. London SW1.
(Group Competition Exhibition when I was 15 years old)
Bayswater Road Sunday Art Exhibition. Every Sunday. London W2
Camden Arts Centre. London NW3
Under The Canopy/Flyover. Every Saturday. Portobello Road Market. London W11
Chenil Galleries. London SW3
Mel Calman’s Cartoon Gallery. London WC1
Mum and Dad’s House
Yiayia’s House!


The Beeps ‘Peas and Bees’ episode
https://www.channel5.com/show/the-beeps/season-1/peas-and-bees
The Beeps. All Rights Owned by Malou Bonicos.
The Beeps. Copyright © Malou Bonicos. All Rights Reserved.
MY ORIGINAL MAP OF THE WOT-A-LOTS WOODS
I soaked the paper I drew the Map on in tea to create an antique parchment effect


WOT-A-LOT OF BEEPS IN THE SNOW!


WOT-AN ODYSSEY!

x67 11 minute CGI Episodes were made for Channel 5 Milkshake!



My original watercolour and ink drawing of the Six Singing Sockroaches “Doray” “Mee” “Fahsoh” “Lah” “Tee” “Doh”

CGI interpretation of my Singing Sockroaches drawing

My original pen and watercolour drawing of Laugh-a-Lot and Chirp-A-Lot discussing lovely fresh clean socks with Smell-a-Lot!

CGI interpretation of Beep-Beep, Teeny-Beep having a discussion with Brainy-Beep about the weather.
MY ORIGINAL DRAWING OF WOT-A-WELL

CGI interpretation of Wot-a-Well
THE BEEPS ACTIVITY PAGES
BEEPS-AROUND-THE-WORLD!
The Beeps® were originally broadcast daily in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 Milkshake! Subsequently distributed internationally by Southern Star Distribution and Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
Here are some of the countries my lovely Citizens of the World, my Wot-Beeps have visited:
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇦🇴 Angola
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
🇹🇩 Chad
🇰🇲 Comoros
🇨🇬 Congo
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇪🇺 Europe (Hotbird footprint)
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇼 Guinea Bissau
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇷 Iran
🇮🇪 Ireland
Israel
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇱🇾 Libya
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🇾🇹 Mayotte
Middle East (Arabsat/Nilesat)
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇴 Norway
🇷🇪 Reunion
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇸🇿 Swaziland
🇸🇭 Saint Helena
🇸🇹 Sao Tome & Principe
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇹🇬 Togo
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇪🇭 Western Sahara
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Angels! Angels! Angels of Jarm!
Angels of Jarm ‘The Chicken’ episode
https://www.channel5.com/show/angels-of-jarm/season-1/the-chicken
In the Spring of 2007 the Controller of Channel 5 Children’s Programmes asked if I would like to create design a whole new world, all characters, backgrounds and accessories for an exciting new preschool animated show called The Angels of Jarm. I eagerly accepted and started creating straight away!






18th November 2007 Terrestrial Television Premiere broadcast of The Angels of Jarm in the UK on Channel 5 Milkshake!

2D interpretation of Angel Gabriel talking with Jarm Angel Rafe about the beautiful sunflower in the Garden of Jarm
SELECTION OF MY ORIGINAL ANGELS OF JARM CHARACTERS
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and the 2D Animated interpretation of Two Children of Jarm, Abbie & Aaron and Angel Ellie in The School of Jarm classroom
ANGELS OF JARM ACTIVITY PAGE
Angels of Jarm Recipes including:
Fluffy Cloud Pie
Halo Doughnuts
Divine Date and Oat Biscuits
ANGELS OF JARM TITLES CLIP
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