Painting & Drawing
It all started drawing animals with surprisingly human traits (the first being the badger with a glass of wine!). This evolved into the menagerie that is Chilli Fox, which contains over 100 designs of different animals. It is a labour of love to depict so many animals – domestic and exotic – and Vanessa (the artist behind Chilli Fox) enjoys either embellishing expected traits, or creating unexpected juxtapositions with the animals secret lives.
Part of the evolution of this epic project is that the motifs have been used as surface pattern design for fabrics and to create a range of beautiful and fun accessories.
Chilli Fox designs are available on cards, coasters and prints (all printed in UK) – as well as on scarves, bags, wash bags and cushions that are handmade in the home studio in Hampshire.
Take a look at the Chilli Fox website and social media for new designs to entertain and delight!
About The Artist
Vanessa lives in Hampshire with her artist partner Jerry Smith (and a cat). She graduated from University of Humberside with a 1st class degree in Graphic Design (specialising in Illustration) – and has worked creating art for video games, advertising as well as illustrations for educational learning and websites. She has been drawing for Chilli Fox for over ten years – illustrations which are created digitally using a surface pro with a stylus. She has also over the years created her own fabric deigns using these illustrations – recently printing fabrics using dye sublimation. These fabric are sewn into useful items like bags, wash bags and coin purses.