FM-001
PHOTO — the original painting flat-lay on a cream background: a crowded tide pool of small sea creatures, all looking directly at the viewer.
Tide Pool Friends
Gouache on cold press · 11 × 14 in · 2025
“Fourteen creatures. I counted twice.”
Hand-made in Jacksonville, FloridaSmall bright things,
Small bright things,
made by hand.
Paintings, prints, and stickers of very small creatures having a nice time — by Francesca Chalfoun. Every piece gets a number, a label, and a proper place in the index.
On the shelves at L’ArtisanShips from Jacksonville in 2–3 days
HERO IMAGE — the piece you most want people to see first. A big, colourful painting works best here. Shoot it flat, straight on, in daylight.
FM-001
Tide Pool Friends
Gouache · 11 × 14 in
$180
- New prints just landed
- Now at L’Artisan, downtown Jax
- Stickers survive the dishwasher
- Free doodle in every order
- Commissions open
two places, one shop
Where to find it
In person if you’d like to hold it first, online if you’d rather it came to you.
In person
L’Artisan Market
2626 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
A vendor shop full of local makers. Look for the shelf with the catalog cards — that one's mine.
Open Wed–Sun · check their page for exact hours
Online
Etsy
itsfranmann.etsy.com
The full catalog, ready to ship. Prints go out in a rigid mailer with a hand-written note tucked in.
Open always · ships in 2–3 days
fresh off the desk
A few favourites
Three from the catalog. There are more where these came from.
Available
FM-002
PHOTO — a framed print on a wall: a tidy chart of hand-painted clouds, each one labelled in small handwriting.
Sunday Cloud Report
Giclée print · 8 × 10 in · 2025
“Every cloud named and filed properly.”
FM-004
PHOTO — a large print showing rows of small birds arranged like a specimen chart, each with a number underneath.
Backyard Bird Census
Giclée print · 12 × 16 in · 2025
“A real tally from a real month of watching.”
how it happens
Made three times over
Once in pencil, once in paint, and once more in the spreadsheet.
- 01
Sketch it
Everything starts in a notebook — usually at the kitchen table, usually at 11pm, usually badly at first.
- 02
Paint it
Gouache, mostly. Small brushes, flat colour, and an unreasonable amount of patience for clean edges.
- 03
Catalogue it
Every finished piece gets a number, a size, and a row in the index. This is secretly my favourite part.
PHOTO — Fran at her desk, mid-project. Slightly messy, good daylight, paint on her hands.
hi, it’s me — Fran ✿
the person behind it
Part artist, part filing cabinet
I’m Francesca — Fran to almost everyone. I paint small creatures and small moments, and I keep track of all of it far more carefully than anyone asked me to. If you like things that are cheerful and well-organised, we’re going to get along.
Come say hi
Commissions, wholesale, a question about a piece, or just a hello — all of it is welcome.