I was born in Vilnius, Lithuania on October 1966. My family has lived in Lithuania for ages, but my parents were different. They didn't like the Soviet regime, and they didn't like the local attitude towards Gipsy's and Jews. They fought to break free, and finally, they did.

So at the ripe age of five,
I crushed into the hot, dry desert Of Beer-Shiva, Israel.
As I got up and brushed the sand of my clothes, I realized that I loved it here.

In 1991, I graduated from the very prestigious Academy of Bezalel in Jerusalem.
I was a single illustrator, amongst many beautifully graphic designing swans. I hated it.

After graduation, I had to do various little things, before
I realized that there was
a real, bonfied profession called "illustration".

Newspapers and Magazines:
I was asked to illustrate articles in other sections of the newspaper, as well as other newspaper publications.

Children’s Books:
My first chance as a children's book illustrator was given to me by Ms. Irit Elkavetz.
Then an editor for the Kineret publishing house, (who is now in Public Relations for Am Oved publishers and a friend). Since then I have illustrated more than 50 books for both children and adults.

In 1995, only a few years after graduation, I was approached by Mr. Eitan Kedmi, who asked me to teach in the new illustration department he was the head of at The Vital Academy of Design, in Tel Aviv.
As flattered and thrilled as I was, I realized that Spiderman’s father was right,
Great power is a great responsibility and I declined.
It wasn't until 3 years later, that I was ready to take on the big task of paying my art forward.

In 1994, after taking a good advice from Mr. Zvi Meir, the head of the Keter publishing house, I decided to take my chances, like everybody else,
and go show my stuff at the Bologna children's book fair, in Italy. On top of feeling
small and being scared, I honestly thought that nothing will come out of it.
It just so happened that I was wrong…

While visiting the Bologna fair, I realized, that my country lacked in
Representation compared to the other presenters from around the world.
The immediate result of this situation was that my colleagues and I were misrepresented. Something had to be done…

I approached Mr. Dan Oryan from the cultural department in the Israeli Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, and offered my help. The result of our collaboration is a traveling
Exhibition, featuring fifteen of Israel's finest illustrators.
The "Israillustrators" exhibition is still on the road and will arrive to its final destination in the Bologna fair, 2007.

Due to the enormous success of the "Israillustrators" project, I was asked by
Mr. Dan Oryan to formally represent Israel in the South American book fairs.
I felt that since a children's book is a child of 2 parents – the illustrator and the author,
it was wrong to go alone. I asked to bring an author on board.
And so, in the autumn of 2005, and after 32 hours of flying, I landed in Mexico City, accompanied by my friend, Nurit Zarhi, who is also a locally famous
author and poet. Ole!

During my stay in Mexico, I visited Frida Khalo's blue house – "La Casa Asul".
I was fascinated by the way it reflected both her life and personality, and decided that once I have a house, I would like to use it as a part of my art.
It just so happened that shortly after, my husband and I moved to the tiny village Karkur, that I got my house. Mine is yellow, amongst friends I refer to it as "La Casa Amarilla", and I consider it to be one of my finest creations…

On December 1998, I gave birth to my daughter, Alma.
When I design websites for people, I tell them it is unprofessional to include personal data in ones "about" section. I do it anyway, since at every moment in my life I am aware of the fact that without my family, all of the above… Means absolutely nothing…