Vicki Ashurst launches Vickilicious: a tattoo-inspired art and apparel brand
By
Garrick Webster
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Vicki Ashurst, a South Wales-based designer with a background in branding and identity design, launched her own brand called Vickilicious. The brand is inspired by tattoo culture and focuses on bold illustration, storytelling, and apparel including art prints, handmade cards, graphic t-shirts, and enamel pins. The article explores how she transitioned from clean, strategic studio work into the more expressive and wild world of tattoo-inspired merchandise and NFTs, using the brand as a creative outlet that feeds her soul.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledVickilicious is a tattoo culture-inspired brand built around bold illustration, storytelling and apparel.
Each piece is designed to feel like...
I create art prints, handmade embellished cards, graphic t-shirts, and high-quality hard enamel pins.
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