Amber [31] is an illustrator and graphic novelist living in Portland, Oregon. right now, she’s drinking a lavender sparking water and trying to decide what on earth to write here. let’s back up.

For the past decade, she’s been raising children, and using her limited free time to make art. her paintings have been featured in shows in Provo, Utah, Rexburg, Idaho, and MANHATTAN, NY. She’s had this website since her oldest daughter was in diapers and has used it to sell hundreds of pieces of art. she’s been commissioned by dozens of clients, including the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.

recently, she said goodbye to her roomy & gorgeously sunny art studio in Stonewall, Louisiana, and moved across the country to Oregon, placing her many boxes of paints, canvases, and brushes into a storage unit. in her family’s small apartment, she has adapted her art practice to be almost wholly digital.

turning thirty triggered a change in amber, who had always wanted to turn her ideas for graphic novels into real books, but was crippled by a fear of mediocrity and failure. one day she woke up and realized that an imperfect graphic novel that exists is infinitely better than a hypothetically perfect one that doesn’t.

the voyage of gus the faithful is a dystopian fantasy, whimsical, heartfelt, and political, and will start making its debut in early 2026.

amber has a partner - west, two living children - abby and Gwen, and two cats - broski and jellybean. In her free time, she enjoys reading, knitting, and strength training so she can shock people when a 5’1” slip of a young mom offers to lift something heavy for them.