Melanie Chadwick is a freelance illustrator & designer/maker living and working in Falmouth, Cornwall. She graduated in 2002 with a degree in Fine Art and from 2006-2008 had the opportunity to live in Hong Kong. Since returning to the UK she have been developing her own art practice in screen-printing, illustration and design. In April 2011 she set up a dedicated screen-printing studio and its from here that she creates quirky homeware & stationery products for her Mellybee brand. Her other hours are dedicated to freelance illustration & design, part-time teaching, and designing repeat patterns for banners & backgrounds