Andrew Rae and Chrissie Macdonald are multidisciplinary artists and illustrators based in London, also known as Moonhead Studios.
Andrew’s vibrant and witty illustrations and animations combine hand-rendered drawing and digital techniques to produce irreverent images used in many contexts including newspapers, magazines, book publishing, branding, animation and murals.
Chrissie creates playful sculptural pieces and bespoke stained glass that blend traditional techniques with contemporary practice, working with a variety of materials for illustration commissions, installations, exhibitions and events.
Together they have staged creative workshops, live drawing and music events for tokyobike, House of Fairytales, Somerset House, Dulwich Festival, All Flows Festival and Tate Modern’s Corner bar, inviting other illustrators, musicians, costume and set designers to take part.They have also collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Peepshow Collective, of which they are co-founders. These joint projects include animations and exhibitions as well as creative workshops at the V&A and Somerset House that explored printmaking, collage, drawing, animation and model-making.
Clients include: The New York Times, Minor Figures, NHS, Penguin, The Museum of Childhood (Young V&A), Vital Arts, The Guardian, Science Museum London, Beak, MTV, TIME, Cancer Research, UCLH, Creative Review, Somerset House, The Finnish Institute, Newsweek and the V&A.