About

Jess Racklyeft likes drawing sneaky faces and aims to capture fleeting expressions with ink, watercolour and paper cuts. With a love of Japanese art both modern and old, and beautiful fabric patterns she loves creating simple but soulful work. Inspiration comes from nature, rainy city streets, dreams and memories.

Jess is based in Melbourne, Australia and a member of Illustrators Australia (also the editor of their member magazine Outline), The Style File and has illustrated for magazines, ad agencies, group shows and children’s books. Her studies included Mass Communications, short courses in painting and design, as well as the advertising world’s Award School to learn more about ideas and visual language. Jess has a strong passion for children’s books and has previously worked in the publishing industry (travelling to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair).

More of her work can be seen at www.jessesmess.com