Old World meets New…and Falls in Love
Little Gold Fox is an independent art and design studio inspired by nature, folklore, and the numinous. A love of nature inspires all that I do. My work comes from a deep reverence for place and our relationship with the natural world: how we are literally made of the places in which we live. Each design is an invocation of that connection and a visual prayer for the sweetness and mystery of the world made manifest.
I cherish design and pattern, texture and color, and the juxtaposition between old and new, between wild and cultivated, between the natural texture of wood grain and the very refined lines of digital illustration and papercutting. I feel like there's a powerful magic that can happen at the juncture between worlds and that's where I focus my design. I really love folk art but I’m also drawn to modern simplicity and specificity. So I have endeavored to combine these loves to create images that embody the spirit of modern design but have a folk heart.
All of my artwork starts from hand-drawn sketches. Then I either spend hours cutting the design into paper or drawing it by finger on my laptop. From there, I use a combination of traditional and digital techniques to create the finished artwork, which finds its way onto paper, wood, stickers, jewelry, and other small objects meant to bring a little beauty and enchantment into everyday life.
Whenever possible, I choose materials for their character as much as their function. I especially love wood, beautiful papers, metallic details, and surfaces that allow the material itself to become part of the artwork. Grain, texture, shimmer, and tiny variations mean that even an edition of the same design can retain a sense of individuality.
Little Gold Fox is ultimately about re-enchantment: remembering that nature is alive with meaning, that old stories still have something to tell us, and that the objects we surround ourselves with can be more than merely useful.
