About the ArtistRichard W. Saunders is the hand and mind behind Fox & Thistle Studio, where art, history, and storytelling converge. His work spans graphic design, upcycled creations, and vintage treasures—each piece carrying echoes of the past and reimagined in new forms.
Drawing inspiration from literature, myth, and the shared visual language that has shaped culture for centuries, Saunders approaches graphic design as a kind of storytelling. Cave paintings, medieval marginalia, root words, and forgotten archives all find their way into his imagery. His curiosity leads him to explore and revive the overlooked, blending fragments of history into contemporary expression.
Beyond the page, his practice embraces the tactile. Sourcing objects from estate sales and auctions, Saunders gives old things new life through reclamation and transformation. A cabinet may become an art piece; an image may surface again on apparel; discarded fragments may return as part of a collage. Sustainability and reinvention run through his work, underscoring a deep respect for craft and continuity.
Fox & Thistle Studio reflects Saunders’ patchwork approach: flipping vintage, rebuilding furniture, designing graphics and apparel, writing poetry, and weaving loose threads into unexpected forms. It is as much a process of making as unmaking—piecing things together, and sometimes letting them fall apart again.
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