Bunny Trail Studio hatched early in 2019 as a name for the creative space of illustrator and surface designer, Nicole Manuel. Her hope is that her work can inspire others and bring a bit of joy into their day.

Nicole’s work often portrays adorable animal characters, whimsical motifs inspired by nature, lots of colour, and hints of hand lettering. She specializes in illustration for children and seamless pattern design, has worked on freelance projects for a variety of clients, and runs a small Etsy shop selling her stationery and illustrated products. She loves to work both traditionally (watercolour, ink, marker, graphite, coloured pencil) and digitally (Procreate and Adobe Illustrator).

Nicole studied illustration at Emily Carr University, (where she received her B.F.A.) and has completed the Immersion program by Bonnie Christine. (She also has a B.Sc. in Genetics, but that is a story for another time…) Nicole lives in Winnipeg, Canada with her husband and their two cats. When she is not drawing, you might find her curled up with a book sipping on her favourite tea, out on a nature walk with her camera in hand, playing a board game with her husband or muddling about in her garden.

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