Illustrator Naya Lazareva

As a child, Naya decided to become an illustrator of children’s books. She graduated in Book Illustration, from the Printing and Publishing department at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. She predominantly uses watercolor and pencils. Her favourite genre to illustrate is Fantasy. She aims to shape people’s perception of the world from a very young age, and wants her stories and drawings to make people smile. In her spare time, Naya teaches children to use their imagination while creating their first pictures. She currently lives and works in Kiev, Ukraine. Her website is http://www.nayasart.com, Instagram @bookwood_illustration and Facebook @bookwood.art.