Hi! I’m Claire. I am an illustrator based in Duluth, Minnesota, with a Masters of Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art in Cambridge, England (where I graduated in 2024). Sahara is my middle name.
Much of my life has been spent deep in observation of the world around me, noticing the details of relationship, emotion, humor, place. In my work, I seek to express these observations through color and traditional media. I cut paper, I layer materials, I see what sticks (if there’s glue on it, it does).
If I’m not nose down in a sea of paper, you might find me alone in the woods. Or meandering with my 6-yr-old looking for treasure.
