Chelle (short for Michelle) is a 29 year old UK based freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She grew up in the beautiful Shropshire countryside and her childhood was spent playing in the woods, dressing up with her siblings, visiting the sea side, day dreaming and of course drawing and creating as much as was possible. After finishing college she then went traveling to Australia, subsequently fell in love with Sydney and lived there for there for 7 years. She also lived in Melbourne for 2 years and at the end of last year decided it was time to return to her UK home.
Chelle is a self taught artist who is strongly influenced by her parents' work (both her parents are artists) and by illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. She is well known for her intricate and detailed line work, bright colours and for creating girls with swirls and swirls of hair.
Chelle has produced work for the following:
Rita Balshaw - Hippies in the City - A Guide to Natural Urban Living
Rita Balshaw - Hippies in the City - Natural Urban Remedies
Polina Gavria - Mindfulness Journal
TVC - New York PR company
Saintsaviour - solo artist
Erinn Williams - solo artist
Real Magazine
The Carnaby Magazine
Pocketto online magazine
Chelle is a self taught artist who is strongly influenced by her parents' work (both her parents are artists) and by illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. She is well known for her intricate and detailed line work, bright colours and for creating girls with swirls and swirls of hair.
Chelle has produced work for the following:
Rita Balshaw - Hippies in the City - A Guide to Natural Urban Living
Rita Balshaw - Hippies in the City - Natural Urban Remedies
Polina Gavria - Mindfulness Journal
TVC - New York PR company
Saintsaviour - solo artist
Erinn Williams - solo artist
Real Magazine
The Carnaby Magazine
Pocketto online magazine