About
I illustrate, create, dream, drink coffee and hunt vintage clothing and antiques. Born and raised in Groningen, the Netherlands, with a pencil in my hand. When I was a kid I was always scribbling and drawing. To make feelings and moments, ideas and thoughts, in general elements in life that you can’t seem to grasp and hold, a little bit more real. Many teachers were driven insane by my with scented pen excessively decorated test sheets. I never stopped drawing and I still really like to capture emotions, feelings and atmospheres in my work.
I’m inspired by a lot of different things. Like old movies and magazines, the sky, collecting books and photographs from people I don’t know, the sea, busy city life, quiet towns (ones with tumbleweeds crossing the streets), flea markets full of ghosts of the past, dogs, ordinary moments, cultures, movie posters, travels, tiles and patterns, repetition, and well, people.
For enquiries please send a message at contact@chimenejoyillustration.com or reach out on Instagram @chimenejoyillustration.
Chimène Joy
Illustrator and storyteller
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Chimène Joy is an illustrator and creative storyteller. She creates hand painted illustrations and pictures that capture warm emotions and a retro ambience.