Our Talent

Authors, Illustrators, Exceptional

Here is are just some of our amazing and talented contributors. Show your support by visiting their websites or connect with them through social media.

Yollande Posthumus

Yollande Posthumus is a British multimedia artist. Yollande specialises in satirical illustration. She is inspired by the people and places she encounters when travelling and at home. Yollande has found her happy place on the Isle of Portland.
Links: www.instagram.com/yollandedoodles

Sharna Webb

Sharna is a passionate illustrator whose art serves as a powerful medium for raising awareness about chronic illness. Drawing from her personal journey, she brings empathy and insight to her work, shedding light on the challenges faced by those who share her experience. Through her art, Sharna strives to foster understanding and compassion for this diverse community.

Sanghamitra Dasgupta

Sanghamitra Dasgupta is an award winning illustrator who has worked on almost 600 books.
Sanghamitra was selected to join our team from India and she brings a wealth of experience in picture
book illustration to this very special project.

Samuel McCracken

Samuel McCracken is an Irish illustrator based in the mainland UK. Sam’s work blends traditional
methods, with digital advancements and covers a range of topics. Sam has a deeply personal
connection to this project and hopes his illustration can help bring comfort to other parents, and
siblings affected by stillbirth and early pregnancy loss.
Links: instagram.com/Samuelmccrackenartworks

Gabrielle Sharrard

Gabrielle Sharrard is a talented American artist and illustrator from Kentucky. Her chosen mediums are
graphite, ink, and acrylic. Her work is inspired by dreams, childhood memories, Victorian photography,
and her struggles with mental illness. Gabrielle also writes, animates, and composes music.

Lellie Lopter

Lellie Lopter is an Australian author, illustrator and project leader. She won the Marshall Allan Hill writing
competition with ‘My Brother, Born Sleeping’ in 2011. It has taken her more than a decade to be brave
enough to share this story.
Links: linktr.ee/lellielopter & www.lellielopter.com

Elmin Marais

Elmin Marais is an independent artist and mum living in beautiful South Africa. She has a qualification in
Early Childhood Development and she is passionate about children and their developmental milestones.
Elmin’s love of animals and gardening is reflected in her incredible artworks and oil paintings. LINK: fb.me/ElminMarais

Elzbieta Gorecka

Elzbieta Gorecka is a freelance illustrator based in Poland/UK who illustrates a variety of subjects.
She is currently focusing on book illustrations. Elzbieta mostly works in traditional mediums using
charcoal, crayons, and coloured pencils to create stunning illustrations.

Cristina Clementel

Cristina Clementel is an artist and architect, living and working between London and Italy. She grew up
with a passion for drawing in a small town in the mountains and moved to Venice to pursue a degree in Architecture. Cristina’s graphic design and illustration work combines both her passions for architecture and art.
Cristina loves to draw with black ink to create strong lines and patterns, then she adds colours
with different mediums and techniques. Cristina is attracted to projects where she has the opportunity
to generate ideas and create imaginaries and dreams.

Beatriz Garcia Carricondo

Beatriz (Bea Carri) Garcia Carricondo is a Spanish artist currently living in England. Bea is actively
pursuing her dream of working in the arts. Bea has studied illustration and graphic design in Majorca,
Balearic Islands. She describes her style as ‘messy but passionate.’ Bea is always trying to show the
brightest colours and shapes.
Links: www.artcarri.com/artwork

Lee Percival

Lee Percival is an incredibly talented illustrator who joins our project team from England. Lee started
doing illustrations as a hobby and he now completes a daily sketch. Lee uses watercolours to bring his
cartoon style creations to life.