Em Gilliam
Em Gilliam is an author and illustrator of picture books for children.
Category: Artist/Individual
Discipline: Visual arts
Program Affiliations: Arts Foundation Grantees
About Em Gilliam
At the core of my creative practice is the curiosity that children so naturally embody. I write and illustrate contemporary stories that support and sustain growth through page-turning wonder and a dash of dry wit. I approach my work through the eyes of my inner four-year-old—with energy, whimsy, big emotions, and a winking-but-unwavering trust in young readers and their grown-ups.
Em Gilliam
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
hello@whyandwiser.com
https://www.emgilliam.com/
Hungry, Hungry Hands
digital collage, shading, and linework with layers of gouache on 98lb mixed media paper, acrylic on newsprint, tempera paint stick on watercolor paper, and chalk marker on onion skin typewriter paper,
8” x 10”
February 13, 2023
Lemon-Aid Stand
digital collage, shading, and linework with layers of gouache on 98lb mixed media paper, acrylic on newsprint, Kraft paper, paper towel, bookend paper, linen, chalk marker on onion skin typewriter paper, and the artist’s childhood pink cabbage patch doll envelopes,
10” x 8”
February 4, 2023
Seedling
digital collage, shading, and linework with layers of gouache on 98lb mixed media paper, kraft paper, and chalk marker on onion skin typewriter paper,
10” x 8”
February 5, 2023
