There is so much beauty to discover within Tess, we chatted with her and her incredible Business Manager, Holly, in our One Wild Ride studios and it was clear from the moment they walked in, the love and care that they have for one another.

Holly looks after the business side of things so that Tess can be her very brave, wild and creative self. Holly, also the other half of printing company, Morgan Printing, shares her wisdom on working with creatives and the importance we all have in supporting their work wholeheartedly.

Tess has had many brave adventures over the past years… Closing down a thriving design studio and going on a year sabbatical where she dreamt up her very her first book, The Apricot Memoirs. Becoming a mother to twin baby girls and discovering a new found creativity which led to her painting bright sunny rainbows.

Her rainbow paintings were quickly shared and marvelled at around the social worlds and when the purchase requests came flooding in she created a line of canvas artwork, prints, as well as, bed linen with her collaboration with, Dazed and Amazed.

It’s a mix of hustle, rest, repeat for Tess. Together with her stuntman husband, Caleb, their work passions ebb and flow around family life. Tess and the girls often pack up and go with Caleb when he works away, then it’s back to life in their sunny Queensland candy-coloured home where Tess can focus on her next project. They make it work by completely surrendering to the unknown and embracing the uncertainty that comes with project-based work. They’re fiercely determined to remain focused on their true soul purpose while living a beautiful life.

Sure she needs to rest in-between the surges of creativity and the next-level multitasking required with twin babies and a five year old. But there’s no stopping this whimsical and magical lady. There is a lot more beauty to discover in Tess’ dreamy world and we can’t wait to see what comes next.

Images courtesy of Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd