Meet Our Puzzle Artists

Founder & Artist

Elena Essex

Founder and illustrator based in Brighton & Hove. I love to create designs that make my heart beat a little bit faster and hopefully, yours too.

I'm a fan of colour and wildlife (you may have guessed this!) and as a mother of four lively children, I enjoy creating illustrations and patterns that are as beautiful (but maybe not as chaotic!) as my family life.

Artist

Lee Foster-Wilson

Lee Foster-Wilson is a UK artist and illustrator based in Cornwall. She is often inspired by the rural, coastal landscape she lives in and grew up with a menagerie of animals and riding horses.

Her favourite tool of choice is the marker pen in all its different guises (...and it will probably have her heart forever).

Artist

Katherine Herrell

Katherine Herrell is an illustrator and designer living in Atlanta with her husband and two young daughters.

Her playful designs often feature vibrant colours, flowers, enchanting animals, and uplifting phrases. In her spare time, Katherine can be found reading on her back porch or colouring at her kitchen table with her children.

Artist

Subhashini Narayanan

I'm an artist, illustrator, and surface designer known for whimsical dreamy art.

I paint joyful contemporary designs, using watercolour, gouache, and ink. My work is inspired by all things nature, and I am so passionate about the colours, shapes, patterns, and textures in nature.

I live in Chennai, India, with my husband and two little daughters.

Bethan Janine

Bethan Janine is an illustrator and textile designer from Sheffield, UK. Her artwork combines bold shapes and colour with detailed hand drawn line work, inspired by her love of nature and passion for flora and fauna.

Artist

Antoana Oreski

I'm a freelance illustrator from Istra, a beautiful peninsula in Croatia, where I live with my husband and our four kids. When I was a little girl, my favourite time of the day was listening to my mother's bedtime stories. It was an enchanting and magical experience for me. 

I love experimenting & playing with textures, lines & patterns as seen in my work. I like it when I get lost in my own world- it's fun!

Zoë Ellison

Zoë Ellison is an illustrator specialising in children’s books, food, and puzzles. Living in London, she loves to explore the magic in the ordinary day-to-day, and capture the atmosphere of a special place or moment. Working in coloured pencils, inks, pens and her iPad, Zoë loves experimenting with textures, finding happy accidents, and adding detail to every corner of her work.

Artist

Mia Underwood

I'm a fine artist, illustrator, designer and published author based in the creative hub of Brighton & Hove. 

Mia has illustrated two puzzles so far for Elena Essex Designs. Both designs are characterised by bold, bright and beautiful colour palettes.

Artist

Emma Jayne

I’m an Illustrator and Pattern Designer, based in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.

My passion is creating magical illustrations, very often of places I would love to visit. I also enjoy drawing animals in nature, inspired by the environment where I live.

Artist

Bex Parkin

Bex Parkin is an artist and illustrator based in the UK. Bex’s preferred medium is traditional gouache, coloured pencil and crayon. She is known for her love of colourful wildlife and botanicals.

Passionate about art and design from an early age, Bex studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins in London after completing her degree in Art History.