About Me

About Me

Writing this in third person or using we feels incredibly fake to describe what Slinky Sketches is and who I am.

My name is Emily (my uni nickname being Slinky) and in 2021 I decided I was sick of working for other people and I wanted to work for myself. I had seen other people create digital illustrations and reckoned it was something I could teach myself. I started of by creating (cringeworthy) art prints and mugs and it toke me about 6 months to get my first sale. Through social media my business toke off and I had thousands of sales roll in, quickly turning this side hustle into my full time job.

Over the last few years my business has changed a lot from what I sell to the way I like to create. My business is so personal to me and so I decided in 2025 I wanted it to reflect who I am as a person to help me fully enjoy every single day that I was working. I use a mix of my own illustrations and collaging photos and vintage art to create my pieces. My artwork is all focused on my passions and interests, reading books, playing video games and junk journaling.

I love my little business, I’m not a girlboss who wants to be stocked by hundreds of shops or employ staff. I’m so content with my business just being me, in my pink art studio, drawing the things I love and creating products on a whim. This really is my dream job and I’m grateful for it every single day.