Hi, I'm O.K.!

I'm a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator. In Spring of 2024, I graduated from The Center for Cartoon Studies. I am currently querying my middle grade graphic novel, Moonbug Summer.

I write graphic novels for middle grade and young adult audiences. I am particularly passionate about outreach, appearances, and educational settings where art and literacy can be shared. 

I grew up in Michigan, where I grew up surrounded by librarians, teachers, and (luckily) parents who handed me books left and right. I spent summers writing stories and nights reading under the covers by flashlight. I was particularly influenced by Raina Telgemeier's "Smile" as a kid, and later on as a teen, "Nimona" by N.D. Stevens. Once my mom got a PhD in Children's Literature, the books never stopped coming, and i never stopped reading. I now live in Vermont with a cat named Goose and the squirrels living in my apartment walls. When not drawing, I can be found watching Steven Universe, playing old Star Wars video games, or tending to my tiny little porch garden.

Work

Past clients include VEVO, Michigan State University, University of Vermont, Imagination Starters, and Miacademy. I currently work in comics curriculum development at Miaplaza, Inc. I have also done work in greeting card design, custom gif and graphic sets, as well as picture book illustration.

Formal CV available upon request.