About

Sarah Rose Vega

Author-illustrator with sixteen completed picture books across twelve years, working primarily in traditional media.

Sarah has illustrated full-length children's books under contract for two publishers, and — through the nonprofit she founded, The Caw Caw Book Co. — has written and illustrated eleven bespoke books for children facing life-threatening illness, each made for one child and given as a single copy.

She works primarily in watercolor, gouache, ink, and colored pencil, and teaches the craft to aspiring authors and illustrators. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Education from Grand Canyon University, and lives and works in Naperville, Illinois.

Mediums: Watercolor · Gouache · Pen & ink · Colored pencil · Graphite · Acrylic · Oil · Copic markers · Krita · Photoshop
Focus: Children's book illustration · Character & narrative design · Cover & chapter art · Mural & large-scale work

Commissions & inquiries

For illustration commissions, teaching, or questions about The Caw Caw Book Co., email is the best way to reach me.

sarah.vega27@gmail.com