I always loved to draw

Hi! I am Heleen, an illustrator and designer from the Netherlands. I design cheerful, cute and colorful patterns for fabric and paper. My designs are inspired by my kids, my garden and my love for picture books for children. I combine raising my three children with my work.

I always liked to draw and I am drawn to bold and vibrant colors. I went to a drawing club when I was a child. You could always find me somewhere with my coloring pencils or chalks. After a Bachelor in Science (for industrial design engineering) I finished Art School for graphic design (KABK). After some graphic design jobs I picked up my love for drawing as a profession and started making my first pattern designs in 2015. For me this is the perfect combination of art and mathematics.

When I am not drawing on paper or the computer, I love gardening, reading, playing the piano and walking in the forest near our house.

Thank you so much for visiting! If you love my work or you’re interested in either collaborating on a custom design or licensing my existing designs, I would love to hear from you! If you have any request for size or colour changes, please feel free to send me a message.

Clients and licensing partners

Over the years I did some amazing collaborations and licensing with awesome companies including: Borderleap • RJR Fabric • Princess Awesome • StofzoTof • Night Sweet Thing • Alaska Raptor Center • Unique Vintage • Skip Hop • Dapper Dog Designs • Hello Pets • Lake Coloring • Good Luck Sock • Sprout Organic Clothing • LovinBox • Stoffonkel • We Maqe • Pablo & Co • Wrappily • Stylink • Printed Village • La Millou • Living hf • Kid Cavale • ZonMw • Frere Bears • Bart Cosijn • Firelay • Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam • Het Fun Lab