Confidential by Hollie Chastain
I stumbled on these new-old-stock confidential envelopes when I was looking for office supplies at the end of last year and just couldn't get them out of my head. I found the inspiration to highlight them in a series after working with the "cover and reveal" process of spray paint and heavy vellum; creating and then sealing off these little, private nooks.
Hollie Chastain is a mixed media artist and award winning illustrator living and working in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Coming from both a graphic design and studio art background, her work has a story-telling quality, mixing found material, strong graphic elements and modern palettes. Along with gallery work, she has illustrated work for Smithsonian Magazine, Warner Music and the Oxford American, among others, and authored and illustrated a book in 2017. She currently works from a home studio with her husband Eric, 2 children, 2 cats and Wren the dog.
Instagram: @holliechastain