shirley@shirleysillustrations.com

I am a professional freelance illustrator working since 1997 for several major Taiwanese publishers, such as Linking Books, China Times Publishing Co., and Dharma Drum Publishing Corp. My work has also been included in major national Taiwanese newspapers United Daily News as well as in several magazines such as Studio Classroom and Crown Magazine and books with topics ranging from Children's stories, parent and childcare, self help series, finance, business, literature, Buddhist philosophies, English Language teaching to Chinese, translations of several famous Western book covers, e.g. The English: A Portrait of a People, Freak the Mighty, and Google Eyes. My work has also been printed on the Underground tickets, posters and tickets in Taipei, Taiwan.

I moved back to the UK in April 2005. I'm now based in Surrey. Though my illustrations have been very well received in Taiwan, I have a strong desire to have my work published in the UK and in Europe in order to see my work in a much larger, cross-cultural arena. Having studied in the UK, I'd like to now establish my own colourful and playful style in the European marketplace.