Jess

@jessprintdesigns

Illustrations inspired by travel and culture 🌴 Based in Suffolk 🌙 Art Prints available on my Etsy shop ☀️ @notonthehighstreet Partner 🌸
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Hello! It’s been a while, but please read below an explanation to why I have been away from this account for so long. Last year, at the age of 28, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a complete shock and my world just completely turned upside down within the space of a week. I initially saw a post on Instagram explaining the importance of checking your chest from a young age and how to examine yourself. On a random Thursday night, I checked and found a lump. One GP appointment and one hospital mammogram later and all of a sudden, I was sat in front of my consultant while he explained the lump was cancer and it was in my breast and lymph nodes. Within a month of my diagnosis, I was in surgery for a mastectomy with reconstruction and lymph node removal under my arm. I have undergone fertility treatment and I am due to start my Chemotherapy next week, with radiotherapy and hormone therapy to follow. It’s been an overwhelming few months! I felt it was important to use my platform to raise awareness, but I also wanted to thank everyone for sticking around while I have had to take some time off. And thank all the people at the hospital as well as my friends and family for their help through this difficult time. My shop is currently still shut while I see how I react to chemo, but one thing I have been focusing on while recovering is creating this print. This print will be going up in my shop when it reopens with all the profits going to charities that have helped me through this really tough time. This experience has highlighted the importance of spreading awareness and getting to know what feels right and wrong with your body. That Instagram post may have saved my life. So please make sure you check your chests (both females and males!) and please share my story in hope it might save someone else. Thank you.
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2 months ago
Joining in with the last prompt 🔥 Bonfire of #bonvoyageweek2023 , gutted I wasn’t able to properly host this year due to my day job being incredibly busy and stressful! I am hoping next year I will be in a much better place mentally and will be able to do all the prompts and properly join in 🌞 This was the only one I finished before I got too overwhelmed 🌲 I have loved following along with the challenge and seeing everyone’s illustrations thought ! And thank you to the lovely hosts below, I hope to join you next year! @asma.enayeh @asiaorlando_ @crisramosillustration @erindwia @martina_hoffmann @moonchildillustrations @ohkayyay
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9 months ago
My Brother is in Monaco this weekend for the Grand Prix… not jealous one bit … 🥲 I would love to visit one day! Here is a nice summery illustration of Monaco for this lovely bank holiday weekend here in the U.K. 🌞 now I’m off to the pub for a gin and tonic!
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10 months ago
Postcard from Venice ✈️ I really enjoyed illustrating this little stamp of the famous Rialto bridge, building up a little collection of stamps to hopefully turn into stickers! I will share some more soon!
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10 months ago
Dreaming of a summer holiday 🌞 what’s your dream location? Reminiscing about the beautiful Lindos, I visited last year and it was such a lovely trip! The Greek whitewash houses in the beautiful blue bay were such fun to illustrate 🌊
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10 months ago
New Amsterdam print specially for spring 🌷 I often look back at my old prints and see other ways of which I could illustrate them now my style has developed, and this location was one I wanted to have a go at again! I love the architecture so I have created this cute view of Amsterdam in spring during tulip season!
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10 months ago
Back and with a new product! Notepads now available on my Etsy shop ☀️ I have been a little quiet on here over the last couple of weeks but I have been working away in the background looking into new products and here is the first of hopefully many to come! There are two different designs available, Paris and Amsterdam, perfect for planning your next adventure or jotting down your packing lists! Which is your favourite, Paris or Amsterdam?
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11 months ago
Happy first day of spring 🌸 Blossom is my favourite thing about this time of year, always so pretty and bright! I wanted to create a piece based around cherry blossom in Japan! Something I would love to see in the flesh one day 🌸 what’s your favourite thing about spring?
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1 year ago
☀️ Assos, Kefalonia ☀️ the newest print available on Etsy! I am currently focusing on creating a couple of new products which I am very excited about however is can be slow progress designing and working full time 😴 keep and eye out on my stories for some sneak peaks, I have also been asking questions and creating polls as I would love your feedback as I am creating the products! What would you like to see on the shop?
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1 year ago
Back from a lovely trip to Edinburgh…now where to go next! ✈️ the Lake District is on my list…so is Morocco and so many other places! Anyone off on any holidays this year?
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1 year ago
You can now purchase prints in A5 size on my Etsy shop ✨ There is just something so cute about a mini print don’t you think? This means I now offer 4 different sizes of prints but if there is a specific size you are after feel free to message me and I can see if we can make it happen ✨
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1 year ago
This weekend I has good intentions to finish a new piece ready to post…but it didn’t quite go to plan! The idea in my head didn’t quite work out on paper as I had hoped…sometimes it just doesn’t work out! I’m going to leave it for a bit and come back with hopefully some fresh ideas but for now here is a print I am happy with! This is Dubrovnik! How do you get over creative block??
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1 year ago