City Living
Cecily Vessey’s drawings and prints depicting urban living can not only be found in
the gift shops of London’s most iconic attractions, but have also been shipped all over
the world to as far away as Australia, Singapore and America. Despite this global
success, Cecily remains true to her British roots, with all of her products manufactured
right here in the UK.
Words by KELLY LAVENDER
“I couldn’t believe
that someone wanted
to pay hard earned
cash for something
I’d made.”
Living in London and inspired by the sights and
sounds of city life, Cecily Vessey’s drawings and
prints are stocked in some of the Capital’s biggest
tourist attractions.
Cecily. “I wanted to create usable products that
were adorned with my drawings. I saw it as a way
of selling my artwork but in a more affordable,
exciting way for the collector. I still and always will
continue to create one off drawings and paintings,
But far from being the kind of souvenirs that are but I love seeing my creations on mugs, stationery
bought on a whim and soon lie forgotten at the back and other affordable items”.
of a cupboard, or the kind of artwork that carries
too big a price tag to take home with you, the items Cecily graduated four years ago and has been
adorned with Cecily’s work are designed to be used working hard ever since to build up a successful
and enjoyed.
retail and wholesale business, as well as working on
a variety of freelance projects. But it was when she
“From drawing buildings at A-level to centring sold her first painting, at the tender age of just 17,
my university work around cityscapes, I wanted to that Cecily fir