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Hi there! I'm Ashley Franklin, a bookseller and freelance illustrator/cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. I blend a love of children's literature with hands-on creation, from hand-sold picture books at First Light Books to drawing pieces for clients like The New Yorker and Texas Medicine. I also celebrate storytelling through festivals, panels, and workshops across North America, and I enjoy teaching art to young creators in my community. I merge traditional and digital techniques and love collaborating with teams or working solo to bring stories to life.…Hi there! I'm Ashley Franklin, a bookseller and freelance illustrator/cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. I blend a love of children's literature with hands-on creation, from hand-sold picture books at First Light Books to drawing pieces for clients like The New Yorker and Texas Medicine. I also celebrate storytelling through festivals, panels, and workshops across North America, and I enjoy teaching art to young creators in my community. I merge traditional and digital techniques and love collaborating with teams or working solo to bring stories to life.

Ashley Robin Franklin

Illustrator, Book Illustrator, Children’s Book Illustrator, +2

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Hi there! I'm Ashley Franklin, a bookseller and freelance illustrator/cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. I blend a love of children's literature with hands-on creation, from hand-sold picture books at First Light Books to drawing pieces for clients like The New Yorker and Texas Medicine. I also celebrate storytelling through festivals, panels, and workshops across North America, and I enjoy teaching art to young creators in my community. I merge traditional and digital techniques and love collaborating with teams or working solo to bring stories to life.…Hi there! I'm Ashley Franklin, a bookseller and freelance illustrator/cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. I blend a love of children's literature with hands-on creation, from hand-sold picture books at First Light Books to drawing pieces for clients like The New Yorker and Texas Medicine. I also celebrate storytelling through festivals, panels, and workshops across North America, and I enjoy teaching art to young creators in my community. I merge traditional and digital techniques and love collaborating with teams or working solo to bring stories to life.

Available to hire

Hi there! I’m Ashley Franklin, a bookseller and freelance illustrator/cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. I blend a love of children’s literature with hands-on creation, from hand-sold picture books at First Light Books to drawing pieces for clients like The New Yorker and Texas Medicine.

I also celebrate storytelling through festivals, panels, and workshops across North America, and I enjoy teaching art to young creators in my community. I merge traditional and digital techniques and love collaborating with teams or working solo to bring stories to life.

Skills

Childrens Book Illustration

Experience Level

Childrens Book Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Narrative Illustration

Intermediate

Editorial Illustration

Intermediate

Medical Illustration

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Bookseller at First Light Books

January 1, 2023 - Present

Bookselling with a specialty in children’s literature, especially picture books and graphic novels. This includes reviewing and suggesting titles, making displays, and hand selling books.

Freelance Illustrator and Cartoonist at Self-employed

January 1, 2020 - Present

Illustrating pieces for clients such as the New Yorker and Texas Medicine. Creating comics and graphic novels for both indie publishers and Big 5. Attending comics and literary festivals across North America to promote my work and engage with fans and fellow artists, including panels and workshops.

Teaching Artist at Creative Action

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020

Working with students in grades 3-5 on comics and other art projects.