Cold Hands, Warm Dreams: Children’s Illustrations Hold a Special Place in My Heart

The cold season is here, and my chilly hands are all the proof I need! 🧣🧤 Even though the days are shorter and time seems to slip by faster, I haven't forgotten one of my great passions: illustrating for children.

I'll admit that lately I haven't been able to set aside the time I need to work on my portfolio of illustrations for little ones, even though I'd love to. I adore drawing these colorful worlds, playful characters, and magical stories.

You might not know this, but my love of drawing began with exactly this goal: illustrating children's books. That dream is still alive in my heart, even if, for now, time isn't on my side. 🦨

But I promise that going forward I'll try to make more room for this kind of art, because nothing compares to the joy of creating stories that put smiles on little faces. 🥹

Illustration of a skunk wearing a red scarf in an autumn forest with falling leaves
Illustration with family scenes: mothers, grandmothers and children cooking, shopping and giving flowers

Little People and Big People, Together

I see myself in many of the illustrations I create about mothers, because, in truth, they are about me. They reflect my story, my vulnerabilities, and what I've lived through. Back then, during those first two years, I had no time at all to write about it; they were...

Illustration of a long-haired mother holding her newborn, in a floral frame

Please Stay with Mommy!

I cried a lot while working on this illustration…It took me 3 years and 7 months to find the strength to write about it. They say healing begins when you're able to talk about the trauma, when you let your body and soul remember until the danger no longer feels so...

Illustrated bookmarks with mothers and children on a notebook with washi tape

On Pages, Feelings, and the Things That Stay

Some books change us. And there are quiet, almost invisible moments when we feel we've found ourselves between the lines — in a sentence, a thought, a feeling. And when we set the book down, a small but meaningful marker stays behind. A marker that holds not just a...