but it became clear to me as I showed early sketches of the book to people that there was some information that was missing, and without it the story wouldn't actually make sense. She tried white paper originally, however she says, "something about it just wasn't working." When first starting to write Julián is a Mermaid Love states that it "was going to be entirely wordless. An interesting aspect of her Julián books is she uses brown paper. Love hand illustrated each of her books using ink, gouache, and watercolor. She and Daniel were friends for twenty years before they became romantically involved and have been together for the last five years. Love currently lives in Hudson Valley with her partner, Daniel, and their son.
During this time, she spent five years writing and illustrating Julián is a Mermaid before finding a publisher. She refers to her book as "her backstage baby" as she worked on it between a Jez Butterworth's The River (2014) and Julia Cho's Aubergine at Playwrights Horizons (2016). She then attended Julliard's drama program and graduated with her master's in 2009.īefore publishing her first book, Julián is a Mermaid, in 2018, Love worked as an actress in New York City for thirteen years. She attended the University of California Santa Cruz, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Love grew up in Southern California, raised by her parents, who were quite artistic. She is best known for her debut children's picture book Julián is a Mermaid, which has won the Stonewall Book Award and Klaus Flugge Prize. Jessica Love (born 1978) is an American theater actress, author, and illustrator.
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