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Illustration from the children's book 'Tulip and Doug,' showing Tulip in her bedroom lying on her bed drawing.

Hello

 

I’m Carla Martell, an illustrator and designer from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as drawing silly animals with hats on, collaborating on multimedia projects and making art for children’s books, I also create fun things to collect, read and decorate your walls with. Most of my work starts as hand-drawn illustrations, often in pen and ink, the old-fashioned way. I’m a big fan of printmaking, writing words that go with pictures and wrangling two naughty cats, Rice and Noodle.

Photo of illustrator Carla Martell, looking up at a pattern of cartoon monsters.
Animal characters from the children's picture book 'Duck Goes Meow.'

Duck Goes Meow

Exciting news – Duck, Cow, Yak & co. have won Best Picture Book in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults! Written by Juliette MacIver and illustrated by yours truly, for Scholastic New Zealand.

 

”Inspired by a real-life furry friendship”