Education
Before transitioning to a career in illustration and drawing, Ellis studied painting at the University of Montana.
(Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-bo...)
Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home. Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the city, or even a shoe. Home may be on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artist’s own studio. A meditation on the concept of home and a visual treat that invites many return visits, this loving look at the places where people live marks the picture-book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and artist for the indie band the Decemberists.
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Before transitioning to a career in illustration and drawing, Ellis studied painting at the University of Montana.
Ellis is an award-winning illustrator of several children"s books, including the New York Times Bestsellers Wildwood, written by Colin Meloy, The Composer is Dead, written by Lemony Snicket, and The Mysterious Benedict Society, written by Trenton Lee Stewart. She collaborated again with Meloy on the second and third novels in the Wildwood Chronicles series, Under Wildwood (2012) and Wildwood Imperium (2014). She began her career as a fine artist in San Francisco and exhibited a solo show of oil paintings at a gallery in San Jose, California.
Her first illustration work began when she met Colin Meloy at the University of Montana and designed gig posters for his college band Tarkio.
She is also well known for her work with the indie folk rock band The Decemberists, for whom she has created album art, t-shirts, websites, posters, and stage sets. Her album covers for the Decemberists include What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, The Crane Wife, Her Majesty the Decemberists, Castaways and Cutouts, The Hazards of Love, and the EPs 5 Songs and The Tain.
She has also created artwork for other musicians, such as Laura Veirs, Beat Circus, and Weezer. Ellis was inspired by illustrator Pauline Baynes of The Chronicles of Narnia as well as drawings in The Wind in the Willows when she created the Wildwood series.
In 2015, Ellis wrote and illustrated her first solo children"s book, Home, which explores different types of domiciles around the world.
In 2016, Ellis collaborated with Portland-based wallpaper studio, Juju Papers, on a wallpaper design titled Barn Owls and Hollyhocks. The design was inspired by Ellis" move to a small barn outside of Portland
The Wildwood Chronicles series, written by Colin Meloy (Balzer + Bray, a HarperCollins imprint)
Wildwood (30 August 2011)
Under Wildwood (25 September 2012)
Wildwood Imperium (4 February 2014)
Standalones
The Composer Is Dead, written by Lemony Snicket (HarperCollins, 3 March 2009)
The Beautiful Stories of Life, written by Cynthia Rylant (Harcourt Children"s, 4 May 2009)
Stagecoach Sal, written by Deborah Hopkinson (Hyperion, 4 September 2009)
Dillweed"s Revenge, written by Florence Parry Heide (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 6 September 2010).
(Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-bo...)