Hi! I’m Natalie.

I’m an illustrator working and playing in Colorado. I love making illustrations that celebrate the wonder in the world around us or capture little stories worth remembering—often with a touch of whimsy.

Years ago, on a trip to Zurich, Switzerland, I walked into an exhibit about the children’s illustrator Alois Carigiet — and immediately fell in love with children’s book illustration. 

While I pored over the beautiful spreads in A Bell for Ursli, the seed to focus on children’s illustration was planted. However, it would take me many more years before I realized this was the type of work I wanted to create and developed the artistic style I wanted to use to tell these fantastical stories.

For me, creating is like a tree spreading seeds into the air. As the wind takes those seeds, many will be lost, but you hope that one idea will land, take root and become a story or work of art that touches someone’s heart and means something special.

As a storyteller, I gravitate towards natural settings and creating the characters that live in those environments so that they work together to create a meaningful (and sometimes whimsical) narrative.

Most days, you can find me developing individual pieces, crafting children’s stories, and building a soon-to-open digital shop — all while enjoying as many meaningful moments as possible with my husband, kiddos, two border collies, and one tuxedo cat.

Check out more of my work and follow along my artistic journey on Instagram, TikTok and my blog. I also invite you to sign up for my quarterly newsletter! 

Want to see more of my work? Head on over to Instagram or TikTok.

For book related inquiries, please reach out to my agent, Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency.