British illustrator and author Lee Foster-Wilson delights our inner child. Her illustrations, shared on her Instagram page, have a certain charm to them that appeals to our sense of adventure. It’s the kind of illustrations that might accompany a classic fairy tale or a modern-day fantasy book.
Aside from illustrating and writing, Foster-Wilson also runs an Etsy store, where she sells delightful merch that includes greeting cards, pin badges, and hand screen-printed scarves, all adorned with her illustrations and designs.
“The nice thing about hand-printed goods is that they have a unique touch and each print is ever so slightly different, a work of art in itself,” she relayed on her website. “The hand that made the print can be seen in the outcome and keeping that quality is a nod to the printing days of yesteryear, before machine printed goods and mass manufacture.”
According to Foster-Wilson, her approach to art-making is messy. “I used to spend so much time procrastinating, but now I just start and see where it goes, especially with my drawing,” she shared her process with the Etsy Blog. “Just make a mess, and see what gems you can find inside. That’s my approach.”
And since having children, inspiration comes relatively easy for her. “Their little imaginations are such a good source of inspiration—they make up stories about twigs and things,” she says. Follow her illustrated adventures on Instagram.
