portfolio

For me, characters arrive stuck in a row boat with a storm hovering.
My job is to get them to shore.

These days, the most urgent work to be done at storm row studio is the work of bookmaker. Because, when a story or character comes to me, I’m also presented with a vision of the design and format. I trust that vision and assemble the written chapters and all matter of art to build a complete world inside one storytelling vessel.

So, what's an ILLUSTRATED NOVEL?

Also called an art novel or illustrated fiction, these books pair images and text to tell a story. Different than a graphic novel, which is heavy on illustration and often presented in comic book style, the illustrated novel includes mostly text and is formatted like a novel with illustrations, photography, or art images strategically placed here and there. Because both illustrated novels and graphic novels display the personal art and story of their author/illustrator, I consider both works of fine art.

In my illustrated novels, the characters curate the art between the chapters. It’s true I make the art on their behalf, but it is their art, inspired by their moods and personal situations. In the end, these pieces show their emotions, history, and growth in a way that words alone can’t show.

Below, please find storm row studio's collection of books, divided by genre and level of completion. To view enlarged image gallery, click on any image.

novels - available for purchase

In the three years since Keifer and Abi Michaels were evacuated from their home, the world has been ever-changing, and they don't agree on the details of the past. But when Keifer uncovers a confusing family secret, Abi is his only ally. Now they must sneak into the Restricted Zone and navigate a maze of clues in order to unravel the truth. The journey will transform them...and the entire western landscape.





novels - wip

When the death of a friend pushes Penny's sister Julie into reckless choices, the whole family becomes stuck in sad silence. And with summer coming, with more time at home with Julie, Penny's determined to escape. Somewhere where life rolls on, loud and happy. But it isn't until she ends up at Mission Skate Rink's uncool daytime session that she realizes she can't hide, and with the help of some unexpected friends, she's sent on body-twirling, wheel-spinning, heart-healing quest to change her own grief into hope.

Someday I'll be Annie Gainer, First Place Something. Darcy agrees. You will, Cupcake. I moan that I'm ordinary. She raises her eyebrows. You are not. This could be your break out year. Darcy’s right. I could break out. But I don't like taking risks and looking foolish. That’s happened before and I have a hunch it’s why I go around being ordinary all the time. And is fifth grade the time to take risks? Darcy would say, Opportunity is everywhere and you better be ready when your big chance comes.

illustrated novels - submission ready


Night Flyer
Tara Landers is a girl with power. The power to fly. And NIGHT FLYER is both a memoir and a complete flyer archive.

Told in letters, interviews, and art, in diary pages and keepsake boxes, and in maps and paper dolls, Tara exposes the secrets of two important families who cling to a power struggle that spans years and geography.


Roses and Violets
In the fall of 1985 Tears for Fears performed their new wave anthem Shout at the MTV Video Music Awards, The Breakfast Club cycled to the dollar theater, where it was easier to sneak into R-rated movies, and the cover model for Seventeen magazine sported an oversized sweater and neon-green hoop earrings. All of this, and none of this, mattered to Marlo and Shelby, who had just begun the most poetic year of their lives.














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