Hi! My name is Izzy(she/her), and I’m an illustrator from Tampa, FL. I’m a recent graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, and after four amazing years of exploration (and of hand pain from drawing so much) I’m extremely excited to start my next adventure: Picture Book Illustration!
My artwork is inspired by finding happiness in the little moments. I want my illustrations to be teeming with small details for kids to discover. With my work, I would like to inspire people to slow down and appreciate the simple joys in the world around them, especially in nature. But most of all, I want my artwork to be colorful, bright and as fun as it can be!
Besides drawing almost constantly, I also enjoy reading about the Enneagram(I’m a 1w9), spending time outside when the Florida heat allows, hanging out with the people and pets I love, and reading picture books.
Contact
izzyrobe (at) gmail (dot) com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzy-robe/
SCBWI Page: https://www.scbwi.org/members/izzy.robe.2
Work Experience
June-August 2024 – Minorities in Shark Sciences; llustrated 55 shark and ray species for the project ICONIC Oceans.
2023 – Illustrated two-page comic for Ringling’s annual comic book Meanwhile (Issue 14, pages 10-11)
2022- Pencil Gator Studios. Illustrated character designs and turnarounds for the animated pilot Fate Saga.
2022 – Illustrated two-page comic for Ringling’s annual comic book Meanwhile (Issue 13, pages 12-13)
2021 -2022 – Figure Drawing Tutor at Ringling College of Art and Design
2022 – Sales Ambassador at Blick Art Materials
Workshops
2023 – Participated in a workshop with Cloudco through Ringling, creating and presenting Care Bears illustrations.
2023 – Participated in a workshop with Nickelodeon through Ringling, creating and pitching a storyboard for the show Kamp Koral.
Exhibitions
2023 – Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Contest 2023, for the illustration “The Too Clever Fox Comic’
2023 – 2023 Best of Ringling Annual Juried Exhibition, for the illustration ‘Too Clever Fox’
2022 – 2022 Best of Ringling Annual Juried Exhibition, for the illustration “Kite Ghost”
Honors
2020 – Awarded Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarship, in Visual Arts
2020 – Awarded Florida Watercolor Society Scholarship
2019 – Awarded Anne Frank Humanitarian Award