my next picture book My Story Friend  can be pre-order now 
written by  Kalli Dakos
illustrated by me 

you can pre-order through amazon now 

I am very happy to share the news that my latest animation ISLAND has won a jury choose award in China Independent Animation Festival Forum( CIAFF) 2019

If you  interested to know more about this film  , you can click here 

recently, I have done a little interview with "LET'S TALK PICTURE BOOK",where I reveal all my ideas and design for illustrating Butterflies on the first day of school. 

if you are interested in reading more behind scene story about how I create character and view my secret sketch for this book, you can read the full article here 

Butterflies on the first day of school got its book review on  Mississippi Link !

hello, for anyone who is interested in learning pencil illustration, I have create a brand new online drawing course on skillshare, features on how to create cute animal illustration using only one pencil 

in the course I will discuss various pencil type. 

I will also show my process of how to do photo research and how to  use  simple shapes  to enhance your animal character design 

you will also see my video demo for creating this cute furry monkey from scratch
if you are interested please click here for sign up 
 

​not long ago, skillshare has interviewed me for the tips and suggestions for anyone who is interested in becoming an children's book illustrator, here is a sneak peek 

thank you for Jonnas to invited me as feature artist at Creative Howl,
you can read the full article here

Butterflies on the first day of school
written by Annie Silvestro 
illustrated by me
published by Sterling publishing house
is finally online .  I have been working in this project last whole year, and it is great pleasure , a great fun to participate. 
you can buy a copy here at amazon 
​so proud that the book has been receiving many good reviews 
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here are some professional reviews from bloggers and librarians 

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hope you can enjoy the book~

An old  interview conducted by Animation Insider that I forgot to post 

If you are interested to read more about me and my work, please click the original link here

 
So glad to participate the newest Foodies exhibition in Minneapolis Light grey art lab
I illustrate one of my favorite recipes: coca cola chicken wings 
Hope you enjoy the artwork and of course enjoy the food
Bon appetit~
Prints and postcard can be purchased on their official online shop