Author-Illustrator & Animator
About
My author-illustrator debut! This wordless picture book follows a white stork as he returns to his nesting spot and witnesses the loss and destruction caused to the natural and urban environments of Ukraine by russia's full-scale invasion. Published by Orecchio Acerbo under the title Tornando a casa (Italy, 2026).
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Awards & Recognition
100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2026
Communication Arts — 2026 Illustration Winner
3x3 International Illustration Show No.22 — Merit Award
American Illustration 44 — Chosen Winner
The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase #6
Shows
2026 Tornando a casa, Palazzo di Città, Zafferana Etnea, Italy (solo)
2025 Something Around Storytelling, Land to Sea, Brooklyn, NY, USA (group)
2025 In-Between, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI, USA (group)
2024 Illustration Graduate Program Summer Show, ISB Gallery, Providence, RI, USA (group)
Please inquire directly if you’re interested in purchasing an original painting from this book.