Evolution of the “Fancy Lady”

Fancy ladies have always been the focus of my illustrations.

For as long as I can remember I’ve been drawing fancy ladies—literally hundreds of them—on any scrap of paper I could get my hands on: from sticky notes to napkins, notebooks, printer paper and Bristol board.

It all started when I was about eight and had the chicken pox.

I drew as my Mom read aloud to me, a welcome distraction from the relentless itching that wriggled over me from head to toe. We progressed through some of English literature’s greatest hits and let’s just say I’m an Anglophile and Jane Austen fan as a result.

Present Day

2025 is a year of new beginnings—the launch of Club PINK™ and my biophilic design services. I also have exciting plans for my fancy lady illustrations later this year, and there may or may not be plants involved. Stay tuned…

Late 2010s

I started experimenting with colour more, creating cut-outs of my illustrations and adding a wash of colour to the background.

Circa 2011

The year I published The Hapless Rehearsal. This illustrated book draws on my background in music and is a comical, warm-hearted tribute to the world of classical music. It features a wide variety of fancy ladies and even a few fancy fellows!

The Hapless Rehearsal was inspired by the late Daniel Lewis, conductor extraordinaire. He directed the Colburn Chamber Orchestra in Los Angeles, CA, during the late 1990s, when I was in high school and played in this youth orchestra. To this day, he remains the most brilliant conductor I’ve ever worked with.

Early 2000s

(age 21+)

These are recital posters I created during my undergrad studies in music (viola performance) at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Ohio, USA.

Late 1990s

(age 16-18)

Mid 1990s

(age 14-16)

Early 1990s

(age 12-14)

1980s

(under 10 years old)

Calling all fancy ladies!

If you happen to have some of Alexandria's early fancy lady illustrations (hello friends and family from LA), and would like your illustrations featured in this collection, please get in touch.

The Hapless Rehearsal

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