Anna Fox has been drawing since she was big enough to hold a crayon. At age 4 she entered a pumpkin coloring contest from a local costume shop in St. Louis, MO. She won a $10 gift card and spent her prize money on a cool looking costume wig that unfortunately caused her head to itch.
She decided wigs weren't her thing, but making art surely was! After high school she studied graphic design in college, but found herself working in various retail shops for the next 10-ish years. While merchandising pretty items in these shops, she dreamed that one day some items with her art on them would be sold in stores too.
Throughout these retail years she was determined to develop her illustration skills and built up a strong portfolio of quality work.
Then, in 2017 she was hired as a full time graphic artist at Betallic, a balloon company in St. Louis, MO. Her dream of seeing her art in stores came true!
In this role she has flourished and has become the main product designer in the art department. She develops balloon products from the ground up - starting with trend research and mood boards, then moving onto design concepts for shape balloons and coordinating prints/patterns for round balloons and gift boxes for the company's BoxCo division.
Then in 2020 when the world shut down, she found herself with quite a bit of free time and set of goal of creating 25 greeting card designs and figured out to set up a simple online shop.
Fast forward a few years later and now she has an Etsy shop with over 12,000 sales! She has a wholesale shop on Faire and her greeting cards and sticker products can now be found in over 30 retail shops throughout the US.
She loves helping others deepen connection and spread love with greeting cards. Her love for illustration and human connection is what started this small biz and what keeps it growing bigger and bigger!
Anna loves to learn new things and find new ways to grow! She became a certified yoga instructor in 2023 and performs improv comedy monthly in Denver with her team Future Ghost.
Still reading? Oh good I haven't lost you yet! Since you're still interested, here is a short story regarding how my website got its' name:
When I was three I was staring out the window when suddenly a squirrel quickly sprinted past. I shouted with gusto, "OH! Must be A FOX!". My parents have always loved that little story. Fast forward 27 years later, and I married the love of my life - a man named Jim FOX. My name is now "Anna Fox or..... A. Fox". And to this day, I'm still fascinated by squirrels. So when it came to picking a name for my website, "Must Be A Fox" just seemed like the perfect choice.
Thank you for taking time to read a little bit about me! Follow me on Instagram @foxcardco and @annafox.art