
Jeannette Ordas is a Vancouver, BC based illustrator and designer and she makes adorable note cards, gift tags and calendars for her shop The Beautiful Project.

Jeannette Ordas is a Vancouver, BC based illustrator and designer and she makes adorable note cards, gift tags and calendars for her shop The Beautiful Project.

Name: Jannie Ho
Website/shop: “www.chickengirldesign.com:“http://www.chickengirldesign.com ; www.chickengirldesign.etsy.com
Location: New York, USA
1. If I wasn’t an artist I would be a chicken tender.
2. My worst habit is to procrastinate.
3. I am in love with chickens and all things kawaii. And my fiance, of course 🙂
4. Who/what inspires you?
Kawaii Japanese art, vintage and retro art, children’s books, comics, food, miniatures, and too many artists to mention.
5. What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
Quitting my day job to become a full time artist, illustrating children’s books.
6. What is your biggest fear?
Not accomplishing the things I’m perfectly capable of achieving.
7. If you could have superpowers, what would it be?
Flying would be pretty cool!

Name: Mara Girling / Printspace
Website/shop: www.printspace.com.au ; printspace.etsy.com
Location: Melbourne Australia
1. If I wasn’t an artist I would own a beautiful shop selling
amazing homewares and products for children.
2. My worst habit is losing focus and going off on a tangent.
3. I am in love with my 3 boys – hubby and 2 little ones.
4. Who/what inspires you?
My 3 boys, designers such as Paul Rand, Wim Crouwel & Lucienne
Day, Scandinavian design, architecture, textiles, birds, nature.
5. What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
My babies.
6. What is your biggest fear?
This is a hard one… but I think it is the fear of my business not succeeding and what would happen….
7. If you could have superpowers, what would it be?
Hmmmm, so many to choose from, I’d have to say the same ones as Jeannie has on I Dream of Jeannie, does that count?
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