Illustrator Bio:

My name is Gretchen, designer/illustrator of ChichiBoulie. I am a 30-something mother of 3, illustrator/designer based in Lille, France.

I’ve always been an artist, perhaps without ever really knowing it. Colour and design have always been a part of me. While others had doll houses to play make-believe, I spent my time decorating mine and moving furniture about. Back-to-school time was always terribly exciting as it meant new crayons, shiny felt-tips and blank notebooks just waiting to be filled with doodles. And there wasn’t a craft section from Highlights magazine that wasn’t read and re-read and tried and re-tried by my little girl hands.

Today I’m thrilled to be able to create for others. I thrive on the challenge of translating an idea into an illustration and enjoy working closely with my clients in order to arrive at a finished product that suits their ideas and needs.

I have such a sense of joy and satisfaction knowing that, along with their orders, I’m sending along a few smiles.