Illustrating & storytelling:

As a child, Elizabeth loved making stories into little books with few words, many pictures and the occasional map, just like now.

Work:

Elizabeth currently lives in the Pacific Northwest and works both as an illustrator for children and a pediatric nurse practitioner. Her illustrations are done mainly in watercolor, gouache, and ink.

Illustration Studies:

Academy of Art University, Graduate School of Illustration 2007-2009. University of Washington, Seattle, Writing for Children and Art for the Children's Market Certificate, 2005-2006.

Publications:

Sleep Baby Sleep, Ages 0-5. A lullaby adapted by Calee Lee, illustrations by Elizabeth Blake. Xist Publishing. ISBN: 9781532400018 paper and 9781532400025 electronic & kindle
Duerme Bebé Duerme, 2017. Spanish edition ISBN 978-1-681958583 by Calee Lee, Illustrated by Elizabeth Blake.
Sleep Baby Sleep--Duerme Bebé Duerme, 2017. Bilingual Spanish-English edition ISBN 978-1-681958675. Both books available through Amazon.
GreenBean: True Blue Family, ages 5-8, ISBN: 9781938627002 July 2012, paperback; ISBN: 978-1-938627-026 April 2015, Kindle.
The Egg Family Journey, Guam Department of Public Safety, 2010. Cover illustration.
Guidelines for Children with Special Health Needs, Author of a series of 50-page booklets for children, adolescents, and their families on common health conditions.

In her work she found inspiration in the resilience of children and a reminder to find enchantment in every moment.