About

Hello! I am an artist and author living in the United States. I love all things nature, especially the hidden wonder of insects and patterns. I work with traditional media using watercolor, pastel, graphite and a variety of printmaking techniques. I just completed three picture book stories featuring insect characters and an MFA in Illustration from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.

Awards/Achievements: 

2025 Hollins University Certificate in Children’s Book Illustration 

2025   3rd Annual “Reading Into Art + Book Illustration Exhibition, Art on 1st, Roanoke, Virginia 

2025  ChLA Summer Conference Panelist: The Power of Picture Books—Wordless Picture Books 

2025  SCBWI Insight co-written article, The Importance of Authenticity in Picture Books: Margaret Wise Brown Prize Submissions Review 

2021-2024  Margaret Wise Brown Scholarship Recipient

2022 Francelia Butler Conference Peer Choice Award for Critical Essay: Humanizing the Dragon 

Contact: art@jocelynnorcross.com