Bespoke illustration, patterns, and design for children’s brands and publishing.

Crafted to spark joy and ignite the imagination!

Whimsical worlds, creative characters, and punctilious palettes for toys, apparel, nursery and home decor, games, children’s literature and more.

Looking for engaging illustrations for your brand?
Searching for design to delight the kiddos and make Grandma swoon?
Tired of scrolling through stock and not finding anything that resonates?

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Your brand deserves better than stock.

Whether you are looking for custom patterns or a cohesive look to set your products apart on the shelves, here’s how I can helpâ€Ķ

Services

  • Gorilla and monkey eating fruit

    Illustration

    Vesatile in media and techniques to creatively and best tell your story and enhance its tone.

  • Llama print

    Surface Pattern Design

    Patterns for textiles, walls and goods. From basic to intricate. Stand-alone design and collections packages available.

  • Sauce hang tag

    Graphic Design

    Cohesive iconography, packaging, signage, marketing collateral and more.

  • Donut baby toy

    Product Concepts

    Translating illustrations, characters and patterns to concepts for toys, home decor, clothing and accessories.

Let's collaborate!

Amy Appleton, Co-Founder, AppleCheeks Inc.

“Working with Jess was a positive, collaborative process that yielded the desired results literally every single time. Her creativity ensured that she was able to run with any concept we brought her way and make it amazing. Personally, my favourite part of working with her was fine-tuning the colours. She always took my feedback with an open mind and used her extensive experience and expertise to bring us a truly stunning, exciting and often whimsical product.”

Work Samples

  • Mouse farmer in tractor
  • A scared child in bed with a stuffy
  • Space pattern
  • Spider
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Jaime Jessen, BSc MSc CGC CCGC

“ I have had the pleasure of working with Jess for over 10 years. Working in an extremely complex scientific arena, it’s often very difficult to create visual representations that are simplified enough for people without extensive knowledge of the subject matter to understand and resonate with. I turn to Jess because she takes the time to listen to what I’m trying to convey and offers me innovative and creative solutions to meet my objectives. I have had two academic institutions reach out to ask permission to use her work in their textbook and online resources. Jess is a wonderful artist with insight, professionalism, and is genuinely a great person. ”

Newly Out n’ About

  • PistenBully cartoon

    I never thought I'd be asked to anthropomorphize a PistenBully, but here we are! For Sauce Active's custom program.

  • Cloth diaper pattern

    Itty-bitty apples all day long! Barbapa'Pom/Miracle Collection for AppleCheeks.

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Aude D’Abreu, Director/Owner, Babilol/Maman Natur’elle & AppleCheeks

“ We worked with Jess on the design of a new collection for our Applecheeks cloth diapers. We needed this collection to appeal to our customers in Europe while maintaining the brand image. We had a specific design in mind that was eagerly awaited by our customers, and we couldn't let them down. Jess sublimated our customers’ desires with the exact tone and colour palette we wanted and added the magic that was missing. She illustrated our desires, respected our choices, and adapted to our needs in a very short time. ”