Charlie Hiesley was born in Lancashire in 1985. She graduated from Lincoln University in 2007 and she now lives in Lincoln. After university she won the Hallmark Cards Award 2007 at New Designers and did a four week work placement at Hallmark Cards. She also did a two week work placement with Watermark Cards.

Charlie loves colour, painting, pattern and drawing and finds lots of inspiration through film, photography and other illustrators.

She is now looking forward to building her client list and drawing all day.