Cecily is a cartoon character particularly enjoyed by women in the 30 –70 year age bracket.

Cecily is a middle class woman who exposes her fragilities and foibles with a wry, self-denigrating humour. She exists in many of us and through her we are able to laugh compassionately at ourselves. Gordon, the shy bachelor, and Jude, the careworn mother of two, also make the odd appearance.

Cecily appears on a wide range of greeting cards, stationery and gifts.

She has been seen regularly in the following publications:
NZ: Next magazine; Christchurch Press; Dominion Post, Wellington; Waikato Times; Heritage Roses Journal; Her Business magazine; Australia: Capital Magazine, Canberra; Essence magazine, Melbourne; UK: Birmingham Post; Western Mail, Wales

Cecily is the creation of Celia Allison. Celia grew up in rural Canterbury, and after many itinerant years, now resides in Lyttelton. Following graduation from Wellington Polytechnic with a Diploma in Visual Communication Design in illustration and graphic design Celia has worked in this area for many years. She also produces Moa Revival, a New Zealand range of stationery. With many cartoon commissions under her belt Cecily evolved as a pet project though, as Celia protests (not too loudly, she hopes), she is not necessarily autobiographical.