I was born in 1975 in Santos, Brazil. I have graduated in journalism and worked as a salesperson, English teacher and even as an Au Pair in the USA.  

In The States, I have read zillions of children’s books for my three kids and became charmed by the illustrations. I found out that drawing and painting didn’t have to be just a hobby or something.

Education

Illustration techniques in Sàrmede, Italy with the illustrators Svjetlan Junakovic, Jozef Wilkon and Octavia Monaco - July/August 2006.

Illustration course “A Imagem Narrativa e a Ilustração de Livros” (The narrative image and book illustration) with two renowned Brazilian illustrators, Odilon Moraes and Fernando Vilela - August/November 2005

Painting at Escola Panamericana de Art in São Paulo – 2004

Drawing at ABRA in Santos - 2001

19th and 20th Century Art at the Summit Area Community School in New Jersey - 2000

Art and life drawing at the New School University in New York - 2000