A few years ago a friend asked me to make a pretty map to accompany her wedding invitation. I had never seen or heard of wedding maps before, and despite a plethora of wedding paperie websites and businesses out there, it seemed there was no one in the UK making special bespoke maps, and so the seed of a little idea was sewn...

is mostly a one-woman show (with a little assistance from time to time!) I trained in Fine Art at UCA Canterbury, graduating in 2004, and try to continue my art practice in oil painting and life drawing when I can find the time... Mostly I love drawing maps, developing new methods and ideas and generally creating cute, quirky illustrations. I am based in Kent and live happily by the sea with my partner, baby girl and two naughty cats.

From small beginnings in 2009 has grown each year and now offers a huge range of hand drawn pretties as well as our famous maps of course! I am looking forward to a productive and creative 2012 and all the wonderful imaginative ideas that lovely clients always bring... here's hoping for our best year yet!

- Lydia Bevan, owner and artist