I’m a multi-disciplined content producer and storyteller; a magazine and book editor, illustrator and writer.

I explore tactile and tangible forms of design through wearable art, print textiles and book illustrations; including a series of illustrations for a children’s book about a greyhound named Baz, who is wise beyond measure and has a few life lessons to teach us all.

I’m a multi-disciplined content producer and storyteller; a magazine and book editor, illustrator and writer.

I explore tactile and tangible forms of design through wearable art, print textiles and book illustrations; including a series of illustrations for a children’s book about a greyhound named Baz, who is wise beyond measure and has a few life lessons to teach us all.

Astara YJ Amicus is a children’s book author and illustrator, multidisciplinary artist and art therapist with rich experience in healing through creativity.

Internationally exhibited, Astara explores the challenges and inspirations of being human. Weaving colour and care into otherworldly illustrations, Astara invites readers into a poetic, magical journey of wonder, authenticity and joyful transformation.

Astara YJ Amicus is a children’s book author and illustrator, multidisciplinary artist and art therapist with rich experience in healing through creativity.

Internationally exhibited, Astara explores the challenges and inspirations of being human. Weaving colour and care into otherworldly illustrations, Astara invites readers into a poetic, magical journey of wonder, authenticity and joyful transformation.

BK Thornton is a Melbourne-based illustrator creating playful, expressive works in watercolour and coloured pencil. Their art explores identity, childhood wonder, and storytelling through vibrant colour and detail.

With a passion for learning through play, they aim to bring worlds of wonder to the page in a way that nurtures empathy, curiosity and belonging.

Website: www.bkthornton.wixsite.com

Instagram: @bkthornton

Lover of children’s books, naturalist, educator, and single parent of two young children, I write and illustrate amidst the chaos.

I’m inspired by my children, my own childhood, nostalgia, and the local landscape. Drawn to composition, I often see my world in frames.

Lover of children’s books, naturalist, educator, and single parent of two young children, I write and illustrate amidst the chaos.

I’m inspired by my children, my own childhood, nostalgia, and the local landscape. Drawn to composition, I often see my world in frames.

Cherie is a mum with a background in kindergarten teaching and Shakespearian performance. She is new to illustration, but is a mixed-media abstract/figurative artist with an interest in juvenile art and kooky characters.

Cherie is un-published, but has many stories completed and is keen to continue learning as an author and author/illustrator.

Website: www.cherieevelynart.com

Instagram: @cherie.evelyn.art

Cherie is a mum with a background in kindergarten teaching and Shakespearian performance. She is new to illustration, but is a mixed-media abstract/figurative artist with an interest in juvenile art and kooky characters.

Cherie is un-published, but has many stories completed and is keen to continue learning as an author and author/illustrator.

Website: www.cherieevelynart.com

Instagram: @cherie.evelyn.art

Christie is an Australian illustrator and surface pattern designer from the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. She specialises in drawing nature inspired designs featuring Australian flora and fauna, but also loves to draw magical worlds and cakes.

Her work mixes traditional drawing methods with digital drawing techniques to create eye catching illustrations.

Website: www.christiewilliams.com.au

Instagram: @christie.williams.design

Christie is an Australian illustrator and surface pattern designer from the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. She specialises in drawing nature inspired designs featuring Australian flora and fauna, but also loves to draw magical worlds and cakes.

Her work mixes traditional drawing methods with digital drawing techniques to create eye catching illustrations.

Website: www.christiewilliams.com.au

Instagram: @christie.williams.design

 Dani G is an author/illustrator from Camden, NSW. She uses the Adobe Suite, an Ipad/Apple pencil to create her illustrations. Dani’s inspiration comes from Australian flora and fauna. She loves working organically using bold colour and patterns. She is published in ‘Our Australian Heart’ and ‘Somewhere Lost’.

Website: www.danig.com.au 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dani.g.creative/

 Dani G is an author/illustrator from Camden, NSW. She uses the Adobe Suite, an Ipad/Apple pencil to create her illustrations. Dani’s inspiration comes from Australian flora and fauna. She loves working organically using bold colour and patterns. She is published in ‘Our Australian Heart’ and ‘Somewhere Lost’.

Website: www.danig.com.au

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dani.g.creative/

Gemma Pullar, a Melbourne-based author and illustrator with a background in art and education.

My picture books explore big ideas for children through imagination, humour, and texture. Influenced by Eastern traditions, science, and parenthood, I create acrylic gouache illustrations inspired by artists like Carson Ellis and Shinsuke Yoshitake.

Websites: www.gemmapullar.com

Instagram: @gemmapullarart

Gemma Pullar, a Melbourne-based author and illustrator with a background in art and education.

My picture books explore big ideas for children through imagination, humour, and texture. Influenced by Eastern traditions, science, and parenthood, I create acrylic gouache illustrations inspired by artists like Carson Ellis and Shinsuke Yoshitake.

Websites: www.gemmapullar.com

Instagram: @gemmapullarart

Jenni lived in London before relocating to Sydney in her twenties, where she studied Fine Arts and discovered a love for art making.

She is a children’s art teacher and loves writing and drawing in her little art studio.

Websites: www.jennibarrand.com

Instagram: @illustration_jennibarrand

Jessica Martinez is an illustrator and author based in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Passionate about children’s picture books, she creates mixed-media collage illustrations using gouache, lead pencils and Photoshop. Her work explores stories that inspire connection, community and emotional growth in both children and adults.

Website: www.jessicamartinez.net

Instagram: @jessicamartinezillustraton

Jessica Martinez is an illustrator and author based in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Passionate about children’s picture books, she creates mixed-media collage illustrations using gouache, lead pencils and Photoshop. Her work explores stories that inspire connection, community and emotional growth in both children and adults.

Website: www.jessicamartinez.net

Instagram: @jessicamartinezillustraton

Jessica Martinez is an illustrator and author based in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Passionate about children’s picture books, she creates mixed-media collage illustrations using gouache, lead pencils and Photoshop. Her work explores stories that inspire connection, community and emotional growth in both children and adults.

Website: www.jessicamartinez.net

Instagram: @jessicamartinezillustraton

Jessica Martinez is an illustrator and author based in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Passionate about children’s picture books, she creates mixed-media collage illustrations using gouache, lead pencils and Photoshop. Her work explores stories that inspire connection, community and emotional growth in both children and adults.

Website: www.jessicamartinez.net

Instagram: @jessicamartinezillustraton