Hello! My name is Rosemary Shojaie and I am an illustrator-writer living in Corning, NY. I studied at the University of Rochester and later in England at the Cambridge School of Art, where I received my MA in Children's Book Illustration.
I am inspired and fascinated by animals, nature, the passage of time, childhood memories, chance meetings, and the Upstate New York and New England regions. These are some of the many topics I’d like to explore in the picture book format.
My work generally involves a combination of pastels, and gouache, and colored pencil. I also enjoy experimenting with linocut and other printmaking techniques.
Feel free to say hello, and if you are interested in pricing details for commission work, please let me know! I can be reached by email at: rshojaie[at]gmail.com and on Instagram, where I post fairly regularly.
Publishers include:
Didier Jeunesse
Glénat Jeunesse
Milan Presse
Starfish Bay Publishing