Liesl Bell

LIESL BELL is an award-winning illustrator whose motto is "Create it with a smile and a wink."

Born and raised by artists in South Africa, Liesl moved to New York after obtaining a university degree in set and costume design. She worked in fashion and advertising in the Big Apple.

After 13 years she went back to the warmth of the South African sun and started a line of handcrafted greeting cards and illustrated numerous educational and private children’s books. Liesl's illustrations have received several awards: Mom's Choice Awards, Moonbeam Awards, National Indie Excellence Awards, StoryTime Jam, Creative Child and the Mom's Choice Awards.

She lives in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, with her son in a house that overlooks the world-famous Supertubes surf spot.