Hi, I'm Jane!
I'm an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer. I learn to do everything I find interesting and so I make a LOT of things, including textile collages and tiny ceramic sculptures. I'm also the creator of Ideal Bookshelf; the author and illustrator of I Want to Be a Bookstore Cat (Chronicle Books, 2027), Books Make Good Friends (Chronicle Books, 2023), and Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany (Chronicle Books, 2018); and the illustrator and co-author (with Jamise Harper) of Bibliophile: Diverse Spines (Chronicle Books, 2021) and My Ideal Bookshelf (Little, Brown, 2012). I live in a log cabin on Maui with my husband, four weird cats, and two dogs.
Things I do
Ceramics
I do pottery, just like everyone else and their cousin. I make a bunch of vessels, but also Ceranimals.
Illustration
I draw a lot of stuff besides books, and I'd love to also illustrate books I didn't write. Is my work a fit for your next project? Let me know!
Art
I make textile art by collecting fabrics and creating my own, then collaging and hand-sewing bits of them onto linen. I embroider and stitch line drawings on top.
See the Magic Happening
I painted the cover of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (a truly excellent book BTW, read it!), to feature it in my new book with Jamise Harper, Bibliophile: Diverse Spines. Here's a very sped-up (I wish I could paint this fast!) time-lapse video of the process. I try to paint without any pencil sketch (except for the outline of the book shape) underneath when I can; it adds to the challenge and I learn more that way.
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Want a drawing of a book you wrote? Your favorite book? Your client's book for pub day?
Your Ideal Bookshelf
Yes, I draw books! Are you looking for a print, tote, mug (or more!) of YOUR favorite books? Click on the button below to go to my Ideal Bookshelf site!
