To view her whimsical, playful style of drawing and personalized gifts, visit www.littlestarillustrations.com Founder of Little Star Illustrations, Stella Kearns has been an illustrator for over thirty years, starting her career in some of Ireland's well-known animation studios - Brown Bag Films, Emerald City Productions, Sullivan Bluth, Murakami Wolfe, and Caboom Limited. She was trained in the a
rt of animation, character design, and all aspects of bringing animated characters to life. The artistic skills she learned in animation led naturally into the world of children's illustration. She has collaborated with many authors in developing illustrations for children's books, children's education, and development, for examples see www.popsresources.com www.stemstartsnow.com
Stella – who has two children, Kate and Luca – also works as an Art teacher, facilitating Art classes and summer camps for children aged 4 - 12. She draws inspiration for her character drawings from her students. She loves spending time with children in this way, their creativity is wonderful! In 2016, Stella launched Little Star Illustrations. Stella's hand-drawn illustrations come in a variety of ranges for all occasions. Using her skills as an established artist and her love of character design, she formed a company where all the aspects of her work have come together creating something very special. Her whimsical style of drawing has captured the hearts of her customers and her work now features in many homes around the world. Stella exhibits her drawings in The Boat Yard Gallery in Greystones and The Irish Design Gallery in Dun Laoghaire. Her work is handmade to order and her designs are both unique and imaginative – perfect for little ones to treasure, making them an original new baby, Christening, or child’s birthday gift. All of Stella’s illustrations are also available as Fine Art Giclee Prints. Stella has been practicing Heartfulness meditation for over twenty-five years. www.heartfulness.org' She says: “Something within me wanted to connect to this inner guidance. I prefer to call it intuition, my heart's voice. When I connect and let go, the inspiration comes and is conveyed in my work. When I am in this state of flow drawing, I am at my happiest.”
Stella has collaborated with the writer AnnMarie O Grady to create the What Is series. This is a collection of gorgeous children's books that help children to uncover fun ways to learn more about themselves. They will enjoy positive exploration that Stella believes will create memories for life. Bringing Stella's joyful illustrations together with AnnMarie's insightful poetry, something magical and wonderful has been created. The What Is series is a charming exploration of life and positivity. The first in the series, What is Joy? was launched in December and is now available from Founder of Little Star Illustrations, Stella Kearns has been an illustrator for over thirty years, starting her career in some of Ireland's well-known animation studios - Brown Bag Films, Emerald City Productions, Sullivan Bluth, Murakami Wolfe, and Caboom Animation. To view more in the What Is series visit www.wholeheartedlyyours.com
