Kei Acedera for Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

Tibetan mother and child courtesy Kei Acedera

In honor of mothers everywhere, I thought I'd combine  my well-wishes for moms with Saturday's Fresh Talent artist.

Kei Acedera of Imaginism Studios is not a new talent, but is probably largely unknown because her work often takes place behind-the-scenes.

She is a character designer and illustrator living in Toronto. Her work is whimsical and charming. Other than her obvious skill with characterization, I admire Kei's color palette choices.

You can find a lengthy interview on the Character Design blog.

She has also illustrated Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver, available from HarperCollins.