Tell us who you are and about the journey that got you where you are today.

I am Rebecca Hendin, a human artist. I work professionally as an illustrator, political cartoonist, and animator. My journey began with birth, after which I was a child. Both of these events happened in America. As a child, I made lots of art. After I finished being a child, I spent some time in California studying art, then some time in the UK studying art. Sometime during the time in the UK studying art, people started paying me to make art. I then continued to make art. Sometimes I made it at home, sometimes I made it in creative studios, sometimes I made it in hostels, sometimes I made it in people’s living rooms, and sometimes I made it in offices. As this making went on, I proceeded to age, finishing both my twenties and half of my thirties, where I currently reside. People continue to pay me to make art, and I continue to make it.

Do you feel like your illustrations tell a story instead of just portraying a scene?

I hope so! Illustration in general is meant to do exactly that, and to communicate something specific – be that a general idea or a whole story. If it just looked nice, that would be absolutely fine as a piece of art, but it wouldn’t really be illustration as such.