Mimi

In today’s episode, I talked to Liv Lee. Liv is a joyful illustrator from Australia and I really adored getting to know her a bit more. We talked about her dreamy and wild childhood, her love of native Australian flora which inspires her work to this day and what her creative process is. We also discussed how art can bring us joy and how she feels about social media. Liv has worked with some amazi...

In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Jon Klassen. Jon is an illustrator originally from Canada who now lives in LA. If you have kids, I bet that you already own at least one of the amazing books he’s worked on... His first solo picture book I want my hat back was published in 2011 and he’s then gone on to write and illustrate many more (my favourite being This is not my hat, about a fish...

In today’s episode, I chat with Elspeth Mills. Elspeth has a veryyyy exciting job: she’s the lead designer at lucy & yak. I‘m pretty sure you know this very popular, joyful and sustainable UK fashion brand (you might even own a pair of their famous dungarees!) We talk about how she landed this dream job, what her process in creating patterns is, where she find inspiration and who her dream col...

In today’s episode, I chat with Lalese Stamps. Lalese is a wonderful creative spirit: she started out in the industry as a graphic designer before fully embracing ceramics and creating her beautiful brand Lolly Lolly ceramics. We talk about her 100 mugs a day challenge which propulsed her into the light at the same time as the Black Lives Matter movement was gaining popularity back in 2020 and how...

In today's episode, I chat to Madeleine, a.k.a Poppy Magda, an illustrator from France whose work is truly diverse, joyful and current. Her digital collages are inspired by women, culture and fashion, amongst other things. We talked about her process and inspirations as well as how having an agent early on in her career shaped her journey as an illustrator. We also talk about her inspirations, wha...

In today's episode, I talk to Ana Gaman, a designer and illustrator originally from Romania now based in Luxembourg. In this chat, we talk about how Ana has been juggling a full time job as a designer with her budding illustration career (hint: she's taken a sabbatical!). We explore her work, what her dream projects are and how she's recently had to deal with art theft online. We also chatted abou...

In today's episode, I talk to illustrator extraordinaire Owen Davey. Owen and I really got along and we ended up going on a lot of fun tangents - chatting about everything from freelance life, his way of working, his colour palettes as well as the time he got to go to the Bahamas after creating a poster for his client Beneath the Waves. We also talked about the work he's doing through his Portfoli...

In today's episode, I get to chat with the awesome ceramicist Maryline Blais. If you haven’t seen Maryline’s jug mugs and zoom cups yet, then you’re missing out. I’ve been a fan of her for years now as anyone could tell from my collection of colourful mugs and objets from her. In our conversation, we talk about how it felt growing up in Quebec in a small town being the creative one in a family of...

In today’s episode, I chat with Clemence Gouy. Clemence is an illustrator originally from France, who now lives in Amsterdam. Her work is bold, powerful and thought-provoking. In our conversation, we talk about her growing up in Brittany, living on a sailboat for a while with her family and how inspiring it was to have her mum also be a graphic designer and illustrator. We also talked about her cr...