Jess Racklyeft

Jess Racklyeft is a Melbourne based illustrator and emerging author, creating books for children, greeting cards, prints and pins.

She primarily works in watercolour but is increasingly experimenting with mixed media and digital techniques. Working from her home studio she often has a dog or cat at her feet, and is inspired by her two young kids, Melbourne and story time at her local bookshop.

She's won several illustration awards and is currently working on her tenth picture book.

Further work can be seen on her website, http://www.jessesmess.com and http://www.instagram.com/jessesmess