I’m Claire Powell, a NY Times bestselling children’s book author-illustrator. I send illustrated postcards and letters from my drawing board, full of sketches, stories, and behind-the-scenes bits, all made to lift your spirits and make you smile.
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“Claire’s letters always make me smile and her quirky and whimsical illustrations lift my spirits”
Emily Charlotte Powell, While I Was Drawing
“Claire is a brilliantly talented illustrator and endlessly entertaining - a true storyteller, I look forward to hearing everything and anything she has to talk about.”
Holly Reynolds, Studio Stories
“I absolutely love both Claire's imaginative writing style as well as her whimsical and delightful characters she draws! An impeccable illustrator, Claire communicates in pictures and words, a world I want to live in!”
Jennifer Edwards, Jennifer Edwards' Knitterly Arts