Pete Cromer
Collaborator from 2019
Pete Cromer is a contemporary Australian artist with a truly distinctive collage style. Pete's work is largely inspired by the personalities of Australian wildlife, and is renowned for his signature bursts of bold colour and beautiful textures. His designs have been transformed and brought to life as wearable art in multiple collaboration collections. These ranges have developed a dedicated following of their own, and even resulted in the creation of the term ‘Petewilder’.
Jocelyn Proust
Collaborator from 2021
Jocelyn Proust is an Australian artist living on the north coast of NSW. With an international reputation for creating striking abstract prints in a clean graphic style, her designs are often a fine balance between simplicity and complex detail. Jocelyn draws inspiration from her vast collection of design books and her natural environment, including the native plants and birds in her garden. When she’s not busy illustrating, you can find her enjoying a morning walk or ocean swim. A long-time collaborator, her popularity means our designs together often sell out in minutes!
Fleur Harris
Collaborator from 2024
Australian artist and creative Fleur Harris is celebrated the world over for her highly detailed illustrative patterns of spirited woodland creatures. Fleur's passion for producing whimsical creations and a sense of wonder in the hearts of all those who encounter her work perfectly aligns with our own ethos, and the results are magic!
Kenzie Kae Elston
Collaborator from 2024
Kenzie Kae Elston aka Snippets of Whimsy is a born creative who loves colour, whimsy and all things floral. Based in the US, her work is inspired by her children and the world around her, with her style characterised by a carefree, imaginative and uplifting aesthetic. One of our newer collaborators, but already one of the most popular!
Megan Roy
Collaborator from 2025
An LA–based illustrator and author, Megan's work is known for mixing nostalgic charm with modern wit, making her the perfect collaborator for our 2025 Halloween release 'Haunted at Heart' which balanced spooky cute with a twist of frightful fun.
Lucia Heffernan
Collaborator from 2025
With a playful imagination and a knack for bending reality, Lucia transforms animals into expressive, personality-packed characters that feel almost possible. Lucia’s artwork has gained global attention online, most notably her Yoga Chicks artwork in hundreds of unique, once-off poses, and we’re beyond thrilled to have brought her world to life in wearable art form for the first time.
Katherine Sabbath
Collaborator from 2024
The epitome of cool creativity, Kat Sabbath is adored for her show-stopping desserts and quirky style. Once a high school teacher, she is now a celebrated cake creative globally with three best-selling cookbooks, TV appearances (notably Masterchef Australia and Dessert Masters), viral social media posts, fashion magazines and more!
Clare Youngs
Collaborator from 2024
Clare Youngs is a designer maker who primarily works with paper and fabric. Originally trained as a graphic designer, Clare has had a life long interest in everything handmade and has enjoyed making handcrafted objects since her childhood. She not only creates artwork, but has also written books and runs workshops from the Kent Coast, United Kingdom.
Lauren Rogers
Collaborator from 2024
A proud Melbournian, just like us here at Erstwilder, Lauren Rogers is an artist, designer, illustrator and Creative Director who enjoys any and all art that makes her eyes and heart happy. This release seamlessly replicates her recognisable collage-style aesthetic for a collection that captures the joy of all four seasons, in stunningly vibrant resins.
Kasey Rainbow
Collaborator from 2023
Kasey’s purpose has always been to ‘live bright’ and inspire others to do the same. It’s this philosophy that inspired the creation of her comforting and colourful critters, each with their own unique biography, personality and pronoun, who all reside in the imaginary and totally adorable world of ‘Kutopia’.
Terry Runyan
Collaborator from 2023
Terry Runyan is a Kansas City, US-based visual artist and former long-time in-house illustrator for Hallmark. Renowned for her happy, playful art, Terry's work often explores a menagerie of animal life bursting with personality and character, which was a delight to transform into Erstwilder wearable art. A cat lover and creative encourager, Terry enjoys teaching and sharing her passion online.
Melanie Hava
Collaborator from 2022
With inspiration drawn from personal experience and a deep love for the Australian outback, rainforests, and reefs, Indigenous artist Melanie Hava’s artwork is a captivating combination of colour and pattern. A homage to Aboriginal art and culture, this collaboration features an assortment of Mel’s unique and distinctive character design, brought to life as wearable art.
Laura Blythman
A proud Melbournian just like us, Laura Blythman is an illustrator and Creative Director who enjoys any art that makes her eyes and heart happy. Her 2023 Erstwilder range seamlessly replicates her recognisable collage-style, this time capturing the joy of all four seasons in stunningly vibrant resins.
Mimsy Gleeson
A Brisbane-based tattoo artist and illustrator well known for her distinctive, quirky, and colourful artwork that draws inspiration from classic cartoons and Japanese culture, Mimsy was the perfect collaborator for our 2021 Halloween release, a collection of wearable art aptly titled ‘Cute & Spooky’!
Stephanie Buscema
Stephanie is a New York based painter, illustrator and designer who's worked on a wide variety of projects, from picture books, comics, to character and textile design. We’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with Steph twice – the 2020 Halloween-inspired ‘Kitschy Witch Designs’ as well as ‘Alice's Wonderland’ in 2021.
Mel Stringer
Mel Stringer is an Australian artist/illustrator now based in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their ever-growing plethora of plants. Mel's style can be described as cheeky, playful and empowering, with a strong focus on women and body positivity, as you’ll see in our 2019 release together.