Frequently Asked Questions

  • Carrie Cantwell is an Atlanta-based illustrator, art brand and surface pattern designer who licenses playful, colorful art to more than 30 brands, including Target, Pottery Barn Kids and World Market. She loves creating art that makes people smile, and she partners with brands to spread that joy through their products and into people's everyday lives.

  • Carrie Cantwell licenses whimsical, colorful illustrations and surface patterns for home decor, wall art, apparel, kids' clothing, fabric, wallpaper, stationery, gifts, drinkware and more. Her art licensing catalog has more than 700 licensable designs.

  • Carrie Cantwell has licensed her art to more than 30 brands, including Target, Pottery Barn, Urban Outfitters, World Market, Wayfair, Kohl's, and more.

  • Yes. Carrie licenses art for home collections, including wall art, wall murals, shower curtains, serving boards, wallpaper and fabric. She's especially known for her cat illustrations, and her home decor art has sold through Target, Pottery Barn Kids, World Market and Wayfair.

  • Yes. Carrie works with brands of all sizes, from national retailers like Target to small independent shops.

  • Yes. She regularly creates custom illustrations and extra colorways to fit a brand's collection.

  • Carrie works primarily on a royalty basis, with terms tailored to each product and partner.

  • Fill out the form on the contact page or email hello@carriecantwell.com to request access to her art licensing catalog of more than 700 designs.

  • No. Every illustration and pattern Carrie Cantwell creates and licenses is 100% made by her, using Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and traditional media like paint and pen. Licensees may not use her art with AI in any way, including to train AI models. Read her full AI Usage Policy.

  • Yes. Carrie creates narrative-driven editorial illustration for magazines, books and brands, backed by more than 25 years as an illustrator and graphic designer.

  • Her work has been featured by NPR's All Things Considered, TED, UPPERCASE Magazine, Create! Magazine and Peppermint Magazine, and exhibited at the Denver Art Museum and the Museum of Design Atlanta.

  • Yes. Carrie is a Skillshare Top Teacher with classes on surface pattern design, illustration and selling art online. She also offers 1-on-1 coaching on art licensing, portfolios and pitching brands, drawing on her own experience landing every licensing deal herself, without an agent.

  • In her three Etsy shops: Carrie Cantwell Art (mugs and magnets), Carrie Cantwell Home (wall art and home decor) and Carrie Cantwell Closet (t-shirts and bags).