ABOUT
Moxie Finn (Chloë) is a Cardiff-based picture book author-illustrator.
Her mixed heritage and feminist upbringing energises her to champion diversity and equality in her stories, with a specific focus on uplifting girls, women and feminine people.
As a mentee on the 2022-2024 Pathways Into Children’s Publishing Programme Chloë worked with a variety of publishers (from Bloomsbury through to Quarto) to develop her technique, style and voice to flourish within the picture book industry. She’s adapted her workflow to suit the production line of rough composition, linework, colour rough and final illustration and embraced the joys of collaboration required for a successful picture book.
As a digital artist she is stylistically inspired by the rich colour-scapes of Lorena Alvarez, the painterly dimension of Jonny Duddle and the mythical whimsy of Beatrice Blue.
As an author, Chloë’s ‘narrative north stars’ are Fantasy, Flora and Feminism. She takes themes such as self-worth and pride in your individuality and filters them through a world of fairies, dragons and the spirit of nature. In this way her stories have a fairy tale rhythm whilst mirroring modern culture.
Often this lends to a slightly older picture book audience and Chloë is inspired by books such as the Brownstone series (Joe Todd Stanton) and The Queen in the Cave (Júlia Sardà) which invite older children and even adults to engage with the joys of a visually rich format.
Ultimately Chloë dreams that her stories will encourage conversations between children and adults about feeling empowered in every day life whilst enjoying a landscape of artistic beauty and magic.
Leah McDowell
Art and Production Director
(Floris Books)
“I’m impressed with the dedication Chloë’s shown this process [of illustrating a picture book dummy], and the level of professionalism she’s brought to the deadlines and communication. She’s done a fabulous job of listening to and taking in feedback - art directors and designers will love her for all of these traits!"
Beth Suzanna
Illustrator
(The Missing Piece, Bloomsbury)
"Chloë is able to capture a dynamic composition with the right balance of detail, movement and colour. There’s a real warmth and magical glow that bursts off the page!"
Chris Oatley
Director of The Oatley Academy of Visual Story Telling
(Disney, Universal, Activision)
“Chloë possesses a deeply intrinsic motivation. She optimises her own artistic growth with a rare level of professionalism and determination and continues to expand her own potential.”