Melanie is a freelance illustrator. She specializes in a mixed media style that charms children and adults alike.

Originally hailing from Wisconsin, she earned a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from the Washington University School of Art in St. Louis. Since graduating in 2004, Melanie has worked as an illustrator and designer in Boston and more recently London. Upon returning stateside, she found herself back in the land of cheese (aka Wisconsin) where she currently lives with her husband Steve and Boston Terrier Peanut.