Jolly and Dash

Jolly and Dash – Vintage-Inspired Illustration Prints

Jolly and Dash is a Canada-based illustrator whose prints mix vintage charm with playful colour. Flower market posters, seaside scenes, pastel butterflies, and hand-drawn cherries — familiar subjects reframed with a light, nostalgic touch that feels both handcrafted and effortlessly cheerful. The aesthetic draws on the visual language of mid-century illustration: clean outlines, warm palettes, and a sense of everyday joy rendered with care.

What distinguishes the work is the combination of the sweet and the graphic — compositions that feel personal and hand-crafted, with a colour palette that balances warmth and freshness. Each piece draws on familiar visual language — coastal scenes, botanical elements, iconic everyday objects — and reinterprets them with a contemporary illustrative touch that keeps them feeling current rather than purely nostalgic.

Choosing Your Format

Jolly and Dash's soft pastel tones and detailed illustrative linework print well on fine art paper — the smooth 225g matte surface reproduces every delicate line and tonal graduation with clarity. Paper prints are available in A3, 50×70 cm, 70×100 cm, and A0. Oak frames complement the warm, vintage-influenced palette beautifully; brown frames offer a similar warmth with a slightly deeper, more traditional tone.

Canvas adds a tactile warmth that suits the handcrafted quality of the illustrations — the 400g cotton weave gives the printed images a physical presence that echoes the hand-drawn origins of the work. Canvas prints are available in 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, and 70×100 cm.

Styling and Related Collections

Jolly and Dash prints work well in kitchens, hallways, and living rooms where you want art with personality and warmth. For complementary playful illustration work, explore EMELIEmaria for Scandinavian botanical whimsy, or browse the full vintage prints collection. For the broader range of illustration and design-forward art, the contemporary artists collection is a good starting point. All prints produced in our Berlin studio using archival pigment inks rated for 100+ years.