HELLO! I'M CINDY.

I'M A CANADIAN ILLUSTRATOR AND SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNER LIVING IN THE BEAUTIFUL CARIBOO REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I CREATE PLAYFUL, COLORFUL ARTWORK FILLED WITH QUIRKY CHARACTERS, ANIMALS, NATURE AND A HEALTHY DOSE OF HUMOR.

I’M ALSO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, WHICH MEANS I SPEND MY DAYS SURROUNDED BY KIDS, CREATIVITY, PICTURE BOOKS, KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES AND SOME WONDERFULLY UNEXPECTED IDEAS. I THINK THAT WORLD HAS FOUND ITS WAY INTO MY ARTWORK. I LOVE CREATING CHARACTERS WITH PERSONALITY AND DEVELOPING FUN LITTLE WORLDS.

I CREATE MY ARTWORK DIGITALLY USING PROCREATE, AFFINITY DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP—WHICH ALSO MEANS MY STUDIO CAN GO PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE I DO.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF BEING AN ARTIST IS DEVELOPING AN IDEA. I LOVE TAKING A TINY SPARK OF A CONCEPT AND SEEING HOW FAR I CAN PUSH IT—TURNING ONE CHARACTER INTO A COLLECTION, BUILDING COORDINATING PATTERNS, TRYING SOMETHING UNEXPECTED, AND OCCASIONALLY HEADING DOWN A CREATIVE RABBIT HOLE THAT BECOMES SOMETHING MUCH BETTER THAN I ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO FEEDBACK, NEW DIRECTIONS AND COLLABORATION, AND I LOVE WORKING WITH OTHERS TO MAKE A GOOD IDEA EVEN BETTER.

WHEN I'M NOT DRAWING OR TEACHING, I'M HAPPIEST OUTSIDE. I LOVE BIKING, WALKING, CAMPING, AND SPENDING TIME IN NATURE.

THE IMAGES IN MY PORTFOLIO ARE AVAILABLE FOR ART LICENSING. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR WHIMSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OR SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNS FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT, I'D LOVE TO CONNECT!