ILLUSTRATION

Frances Melvin of North Star Imageworks attended New York City’s School of Visual Arts for her Master of Fine Arts degree. She became interested in writing and illustrating children’s picture books after teaching art to children and becoming a mother who read countless wonderful picture books to her son. Frances’ illustrations are influenced by methods used in her childhood education at the Rudolf Steiner School. They often incorporate spectral colors, wet-on-wet watercolor painting, and depict children, animals and the natural world. She hopes to inspire hope and wonder for all children through her work. She lives in New Jersey with her family and two cats.