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Nancy Pappas is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She works with clients spanning hospitality, retail, and editorial. She is recognized for her colorful illustrations that marry with her clean and playful design sensibility.

Illustration Prints

Delicious and colorful food illustrations great for gifting, restaurant decor, or for your very own home and kitchen.

  • Tattly

    *As seen in The New York Times: The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide*

    this collection of temporary tattoos of fresh fruits, veggies, and flowers will make you look radish-ing! Orange you glad these tattoos will last 2-4 days on your skin?

  • Rice Blossoms x nkpcreate

    This special collection celebrates our shared love for South Korean desserts with illustrated tea towels and embroidered coasters. The towels feature nkpcreate’s artwork of Rice Blossom's songpyeon , dashik, and baekseolgi. The coasters, inspired by celadon porcelain and dancheong, honor our Korean heritage.

  • A Special Wedding

    Personalized illustrations for a joyful Upstate NY wedding, capturing the couple's story through banners, menus, programs, seating charts, table numbers, and name cards—each piece adding a unique touch to their celebrations.

  • Illustration

    • Food & Beverage
    • Fashion & Retail
    • Editorial
    • Wedding Suite
  • Design

    • Digital Design

    • Social Media
    • Branding & Identity
    • Packaging
    • Wedding Suite
  • Murals & Paintings

    Elevate your business or home with a mural! Big or small, murals add that extra personal touch to your space.

  • Print

    • Cookbooks
    • Book Covers
    • Magazines
    • Editorial