Fostering Artistic Adventures

Joan of Art are wife and wife team, Thea and Suki Wilkins. We have been sketching together since we met in Brighton, UK. Our shared background in illustration, love of making art and appreciation for art materials came together to spark the humble beginnings of Joan of Art. It began with a stall at an artists market selling travel art kits made from up-cycled vintage tins. Before long, we packed up our paints and Cushion, our cat and ventured to the wild and rugged coast of North Devon. In a stone cottage in the forest, the original Sketching Tin was created with the help of many awesome Kickstarter backers around the world.

Gazing out at the stormy Atlantic inspired us to wander even further. In 2019 Joan of Art took the giant leap to beautiful Canada. The current evolution of the Sketching Tin depicts our new home on the magical Sunshine Coast. There are many more adventures being plotted at Joan of Art head quarters. We can’t ever be sure where life will take us next, but we know we’ll sketch it together.