Christiane loves writing and illustrating, especially for children and young people!
She has illustrated over 30 children’s books so far and also works on magazines, advertising, juvenile fiction, and kids’ products. Christiane lives by the sea in England.
Becky Paige is an illustrator living in Orlando, Florida. She loves creating images that are sweet, colorful and playful. After 20 years as a classroom teacher, she had the opportunity to go back to school to study graphic design and follow her lifelong dream of being an illustrator. In her spare time she enjoys watching movies, going on walks, drawing, and spending time with her family.
Chris Dickason spent the majority of his education drawing on his friendβs schoolbooks, and was brought up a diet of Tom and Jerry cartoons, Asterix comics, Swiss chocolates and French sunshine. His illustration style has been described as charming, visually striking and populated with rambunctious characters that are a cleverly crafted mix of an uncomplicated line style, wonky perspectives and conspicuous colour choices.
Ciara Ni Dhuinn has always loved colourful things, so drawing them for a living seemed like the right fit for her. She currently lives in Warrenville IL with some of her favourite humans, while the rest of her favourite humans are in Ireland. She loves hiking and getting lost in music and imagination.
Charlotte Pepper grew up and completed a surface pattern design degree in sunny Staffordshire. She worked in-house for a greetings cards publishing company for 19 years before taking the plunge to go freelance. Her favourite things to draw are characters, birds and anything nature-based, but she doesnβt like drawing shoes!
Cani is a print and pattern designer who has created kidswear, home dΓ©cor and stationery. She is happiest when drawing cute animals and enjoys mixing up different mediums such as gouache, watercolour, collage and ink!
Brian is an award-winning, Irish illustrator who lives and works in the harbour town of DΓΊn Laoghaire. His earliest illustrations often featured the sheep and horses that could be seen from his childhood home β a farmhouse on the Curragh plains. Brian studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin where he discovered his love for illustrating childrenβs books.
Clare is a freelance illustrator with 20 years of experience. After working at a greetings card publisher designing and managing for twelve years, Clare decided to take the plunge to go freelance and pursue her passion of illustrating for children. She hasn’t looked back since, and to date has illustrated more than twenty books and many children’s canvasses.
Life for Claire began in a cupboard under the stairs. Not as punishment like Harry Potter β itβs where she went to draw. Before becoming an illustrator, Claire cut her teeth designing for big-hitting brands Nickelodeon, BBC and DreamWorks Animation. She also animated an award winning short film βThe Scapegoatβ. Claire lives and works in London, in a studio just bigger than a cupboard.
