Originally from Mexico, Ana Bianchi is an artist, designer, illustrator, and twice published children book author/illustrator. With degrees in both graphic design and fine arts, her 35+ years of creative work spans across disciplines ranging from printmaking and ceramics, to illustration, surface design and children-wear to graphic design and branding for clients small and big, from local restaurants to major airlines. Her lifelong love of color is what connects it all and helps her comfortably move from one discipline to another and from one technique to another. Her upcoming book "Color Curious" " (Chronicle Books, coming out Fall '25) illustrates her ideas and inspiration around a variety of color themes combining essays with her photography, illustrations and more, and as you read her texts, you will discover her deep interest in art history, world cultures and the pursue of creative ideas through the common thread of color. When not working in her Bay Area studio, Ana loves to cook and bake colorful things, tend to her garden -her other color studio- and spend time with her tiny family and dogs.