As a child, Elizabeth loved making stories into little books with few words, many pictures and the occasional map, just like now.
Work:Elizabeth’s illustrations are varied in style and media including collage, watercolor, pencils, gouache and ink. She also volunteers in public health after a career working as a pediatric nurse practitioner.
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:Connecting Threads: Five Siblings Lost and Found. A powerful story of identity, belonging, and the resilience of the human spirit. This beautifully illustrated graphic memoir will be available in late Spring 2024. ISBN 978-1-938627-08-8. Available to order at Indie bookstores and online. Also check your local library.
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.
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: 978-1-938627-026, available on 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.