My art style has been described as delicate, feminine and detailed.
I work in mixed mediums. I love to draw digital line art, paint in traditional watercolour and organic hand lettering. Mixing digital art with traditional art is both fun and complex - merging vector and raster imagery is a skill in itself, especially for large scale art.
In a world of AI, I find I am drawn to learning more handcrafted skills - acrylics, pressed flowers/leaves and even art in bark (an art form I first learnt at 17 years old).
I am also a professional photographer here in Brisbane - I have many ideas and am keen to incorporate my photography and line art at some stage.
It is my artistic expression in bringing together both digital and traditional art that is unique, as well as my experience and skills both as an artist and designer.
We've been creating beautiful wall art and wallpapers for clients all over the world since January 2016.
Kylie started creating line art maps for her own walls in 2010 and launched her brand 6 years later.
In 2016, Kylie first shared her artworks at local markets in Sydney - Balmain, Paddington, Etsy and Finders Keepers and West Elm Pop Up.
In 2017, Kylie had her first wallpaper mural commission and never looked back.
Good things take time!
Great question! And my favourite one to answer.
When I was thinking of a name for my business, I wanted it to represent the spirit of travel (as my first art collection was inspired by a dream holiday to San Francisco). I had one travel story in mind that wouldn't leave me.
Tiny Giraffe was named after Mr. G - a tiny yellow giraffe swizzle-stick that I found in my cocktail, having a celebratory last drink at the airport. It was the perfect memorable end of a fabulous holiday to Hong Kong in 2013.
Here's to making memories and displaying them on our walls :)
I am drawn to the 'genius loci' of a place - it's spirit.
This is my story of why I began drawing maps and how Tiny Giraffe started.
I have 22 years of experience with a previous 18 year career in landscape architecture and urban design. This influences my artworks heavily. My art practice came from many years of drawing and colouring masterplans, sections and elevations, and the layering of a plant palette.
My love of places, buildings and plants is infused in my art. I love to draw attention to the places we leave our hearts and the native plants and animals that make them special.