Michelle Conn is a children’s book author and illustrator based on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria. She was shortlisted for the CBCA New Illustrator Award in 2024 for Raised by Moths.

Published in Australia and internationally, she has worked with major publishers on picture books, junior fiction and book cover design.

Website: www.michelleconnillustration.com

Instagram: @michelleconn_illustration

Michelle Conn is a children’s book author and illustrator based on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria. She was shortlisted for the CBCA New Illustrator Award in 2024 for Raised by Moths.

Published in Australia and internationally, she has worked with major publishers on picture books, junior fiction and book cover design.

Website: www.michelleconnillustration.com

Instagram: @michelleconn_illustration

Michelle Conn is a children’s book author and illustrator based on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria. She was shortlisted for the CBCA New Illustrator Award in 2024 for Raised by Moths.

Published in Australia and internationally, she has worked with major publishers on picture books, junior fiction and book cover design.

Website: www.michelleconnillustration.com

Instagram: @michelleconn_illustration

Mel O'Toole is based in coastal Victoria. With a life long love for creating, Mel was led to illustration, with the desire to illustrate her newly published Children's book "Little Guides to Big Yogi Wisdom".

Mel is also currently a Primary School Visual Arts Teacher, with a background in design & photography.

Website:  www.splashoflife.com.au

Instagram: @the_home_yogi @mel.o.yogi.art.life

Mel O'Toole is based in coastal Victoria. With a life long love for creating, Mel was led to illustration, with the desire to illustrate her newly published Children's book "Little Guides to Big Yogi Wisdom".

Mel is also currently a Primary School Visual Arts Teacher, with a background in design & photography.

Website:  www.splashoflife.com.au

Instagram: @the_home_yogi @mel.o.yogi.art.life

A qualified graphic designer before discovering a love of illustration. 

As a young freelance illustrator I was offered the dream job of creating the Australian cinema poster for an up and coming movie called The Lion King! 

Quilt covers, chocolate bars, sock designs, magazine covers followed. 

But illustrating and writing children’s books is my happy place.

Sherree Petrie is a Geelong, VIC based illustrator with a background in design and education. Her illustrations are inspired by motherhood and the imaginative world of childhood. She mostly works digitally in Procreate but enjoys the process of putting pencil to paper. Currently, Sherree is collaborating on her debut picture book by illustrating the heartwarming friendship between a kookaburra and child.

Website:‍ ‍www.sherreepetrie.com

Instagram: @sherree.petrie

Sherree Petrie is a Geelong, VIC based illustrator with a background in design and education. Her illustrations are inspired by motherhood and the imaginative world of childhood. She mostly works digitally in Procreate but enjoys the process of putting pencil to paper. Currently, Sherree is collaborating on her debut picture book by illustrating the heartwarming friendship between a kookaburra and child.

Website:‍ ‍www.sherreepetrie.com

Instagram: @sherree.petrie

Sherree Petrie is a Geelong, VIC based illustrator with a background in design and education. Her illustrations are inspired by motherhood and the imaginative world of childhood. She mostly works digitally in Procreate but enjoys the process of putting pencil to paper. Currently, Sherree is collaborating on her debut picture book by illustrating the heartwarming friendship between a kookaburra and child.

Website:‍ ‍www.sherreepetrie.com

Instagram: @sherree.petrie

Sherree Petrie is a Geelong, VIC based illustrator with a background in design and education. Her illustrations are inspired by motherhood and the imaginative world of childhood. She mostly works digitally in Procreate but enjoys the process of putting pencil to paper. Currently, Sherree is collaborating on her debut picture book by illustrating the heartwarming friendship between a kookaburra and child.

Website:‍ ‍www.sherreepetrie.com

Instagram: @sherree.petrie

Violet is a professional illustrator and artist based in Melbourne. Specializing in mixed media, intricate collage, and digital drawing, her pieces weave rich textures into captivating narratives. Drawing inspiration from her vibrant, multicultural background, her work invites viewers to explore whimsical worlds where imagination and everyday magic seamlessly collide.

 Instagram: @violet_illustration

Violet is a professional illustrator and artist based in Melbourne. Specializing in mixed media, intricate collage, and digital drawing, her pieces weave rich textures into captivating narratives. Drawing inspiration from her vibrant, multicultural background, her work invites viewers to explore whimsical worlds where imagination and everyday magic seamlessly collide.

 Instagram: @violet_illustration

As a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and artist, Toni brings a lifelong love of animals, nature and adventure to my storytelling. Inspired by the picture books she cherished as a child, Toni creates vibrant, heartfelt stories that spark imagination, laughter and curiosity—while helping children understand, embrace and express their big feelings with confidence and self-acceptance.

  Instagram: @zvonka_art_dezign

As a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and artist, Toni brings a lifelong love of animals, nature and adventure to my storytelling. Inspired by the picture books she cherished as a child, Toni creates vibrant, heartfelt stories that spark imagination, laughter and curiosity—while helping children understand, embrace and express their big feelings with confidence and self-acceptance.

 Instagram: @zvonka_art_dezign