Hi there!
I’m a professional illustrator and author who loves all things weird, interesting, and whimsical. In my personal work, I’m all about weird creatures, hidden themes, and childhood adventures. I get a lot of inspiration from nature and animals, but I’m also kind of a history buff; I love to look at old books, architecture, and historical sights for unique inspiration. When I’m not painting or writing you can find me gardening, cooking, eating fancy cheese, going on walks, making specialized playlists, or looking for cool new restaurants to try. I grew up in San Antonio, Texas but I recently moved to Syracuse, New York with my partner and three cats.
Professionally, I work on picture books, covers, advertising, product design, and book design. I also enjoy sharing and teaching the fun of creativity with others when I get the chance and geeking out about art supplies. You can see some of my tutorials on Tik Tok and Instagram. I’ve had some experience teaching art to kids and adults and I hope to organize workshops, school visits, and other stuff like that soon. I’m @creekkidart on instagram, tiktok, and twitter.
I’m represented by Janna Co.
I’d love to hear from you!
Publishers, contact my literary agent, Janna Morishima: janna@jannaco.co
For commercial illustration, events, school visits, email me at
creekkidcommissions@gmail.com
Or use the form below!
Inspirations
Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli - favorite movies are Totoro, Kiki, and Spirited Away
Tove Jansson, Moomin
Background paintings in classical animations such as The Land Before Time, Sleeping Beauty, Bambi, to name a few
Jim Henson
Brian Fraud
Beatrice Blue
Nicole Gustafsson
Jon Klasson
Dream Projects
Fairy tale adaptations
Fantasy middle grade
Historical Middle grade
Classic graphic novel adaptions, such as the works of L.M. Montgomery (I wanna do Emily of New Moon)
“weird” middle grade, similar in tone to A Series of Unfortunate Events
something like the Borrowers or The Doll People
Anything about Fairys, gnomes, goblins, etc, especially if it’s funny
books about trees or plants
books with a design-based “twist” a la Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
If Chris Grine needs help doing Animorphs…
Find me on social media:
@creekkidart