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Hi!
 
     I am French-born artist/author/illustrator in San Francisco. A fan of comic books and dystopian sci-fi, I enjoy playing with the immensity of imagination, creating expansive worlds through detailed collage that children can linger on, spending hours looking at each inch of the page and imagining the unseen beyond it. 


     I have years of experience working with children at schools and summer camps, which has nourished my excitement for getting lost in the intricacies and playfulness of the imaginary. I enjoy using collage for my illustrations because it allows me to play with different textures and materials to give depth to my images. While I mostly work with cut paper, I also incorporate plastics, tissue papers, sand, cloth, and more to bring my worlds to life. I also enjoy drawing and sketching with ink when I don't feel making a mess on my desk! 


In my pieces, I enjoy everything from reimagining everyday objects and people with mechanic twists to inventing my own universes and the beings that inhabit them. My work also ranges from playful, stand-alone pieces to narrative illustrations that push us to think about some of the big questions of today like our relationships to technology or our consumption of plastic.
 
     Thank you for taking the time to look at what I've done so far. I hope you enjoy it!

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