ILLUSTRATION PORTFOLIO
Collage-driven storytelling

Collage of a red and blue anatomical heart surrounded by radiating lines on a black background.

In a digitally saturated world, I love making work you can actually touch. My illustrations usually start on paper, celebrating the warmth, texture, and little imperfections that come from working by hand with sustainable materials.

Years of experience as an award-winning editorial art director have taught me that picture-led storytelling, eye-catching layout and collaborative thinking are a powerful combination.

Longlisted for Pictoric (children’s book) & HiiiBrand competitions 2026; The Good Ship Illustration 2026 graduate.

As an immigrant and a parent, inclusivity and community are at the heart of my work. I’m drawn to stories of resilience and belonging—stories where children are understood as part of larger ecosystems, and where big, complicated questions are met with curiosity rather than fear. Across poetic board books, familial magical realism, and stories of migration, I explore how children make sense of a complex world while finding their place within it.

Picture book illustrations for “How to Grow a Future” (Second Story Press), forthcoming 2028.

Narrative illustration project; poetry by Lara Bozabalian, Milk Teeth Collective.

Graphic novel (in progress)

Book cover titled "Teaching" by Lara Bozabalian, with illustrations by Una Janicijevic, featuring a person in a backbend balancing a plant pot.
Open notebook showing lined paper on the left page and a blue page with "Monday" and a coffee cup illustration on the right.
Open notebook with lined pages on the left and illustration with the word "Friday" on the right, featuring a pencil in a sharpener.
Illustrated hands holding blue and white marbled water against a blue background.

Illustrations for a book of poetry by Lara Bozabalian, Milk Teeth Collective.

Author-illustrator picture book project (in progress)

Author-illustrator picture book project (in progress)

Spot illustrations

Picture book sketches

Collage art of a woman opening her chest area, revealing a night sky with a crescent moon and stars. She has a towel on her head and closed eyes with vivid makeup.

Narrative illustration series

A variety of illustrated multilingual flashcards featuring images and words in different languages, including Chinese, Serbian, and others. The cards depict a sheep, a pear, an apple, an eye, a bird, and a hedgehog, among others.
Flashcards in boxes featuring animals and different languages on top cards.

Community project (language instuction cards)

Selected illustrations

Illustration of a worm composting bin with labeled sections for bedding and food, showing worms in bedding, and two insets with examples of bedding materials like shredded paper and leaves, and food scraps like apple cores and coffee grounds.
Logo with the word 'ancestors' in stylized font, featuring a red semicircle on the left.
Collage of whimsical illustrations and environmental message. Central text reads about ancestors promoting a greener future through creativity, sustainability, and fun. Surrounding illustrations depict socks, ice cream cones, paper, leaves, vegetables, food waste, coffee cup, and a worm.
Illustration of an inverted pyramid labeled "The Six Rs" with sections: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle, Rot. A smiling worm in a cup is beside it. Word "Ancestors" at the bottom.
Infographic titled 'Clean Fifteen' showcasing a list of 15 fruits and vegetables considered to have the lowest pesticide residues: avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, sweet frozen peas, onions, papayas, eggplants, asparagus, kiwis, cabbages, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms, and honeydew melons. Source: Environmental Working Group, 2019.
Infographic displaying recipes for natural cleaners, including an all-purpose cleaner, powder laundry soap, and disinfectant. Each recipe lists ingredients like lemon essential oil, distilled water, white vinegar, castille soap, washing soda, borax, lavender essential oil, and vodka.

Community project (sustainable living resources)