About

Hello! You have just landed here because you are curious about the person behind this blog. I am an Illustrator, a Children’s Book Writer, a Blogger and a Seasonal Traveler. I call it ‘seasonal’ because my son is still schooling and I get to travel with my family only during school holidays. But I do get to travel alone once in a while and I have my husband to thank for it as he will take care of our son when I am away.

Previously I blog about almost anything that got to do with my life, but now am narrowing it down to Art and Travel or anything that falls under these two categories. I also accept paid posts for these categories. Should you sponsors out there looking for blogger to be sponsored to visit anywhere in the world, let me know. I am all up to it.

Here are some details about me

Name: Emila Yusof (commercial name, not in full)
Profession: Illustrator | Children’s Book Writer | Blogger | Seasonal Traveller
Blogger since: 2006
Illustrator since: 2007
Children’s Book Writer since: 2010
Age: 43
Place of birth: Raub, Pahang
Date of birth: 21 October
Location: Selangor & Kuala Lumpur
Hobby: drawing, reading and travelling

My published books

For a list of books I have illustrated for other writers, please visit my portfolio page.

Upcoming books:
1. My Father’s Kitchen 2. My Kuala Lumpur Scrapbook 3. A to Z Lil’ Guardians

I have been featured several times in the newspaper, magazine as well as blogs:

Accolades

Exhibition participated so far:

Art Takes Miami : 1,001 Artists Project, a digital display of works by artists from all around the world.
- December 9th, Scope Art Show, Miami, FL

A Landmark and A Mission: The Sketchbook Project Mobile Library
- November 2nd - Pittsburgh Art Walk – Pittsburgh, PA
- November 3rd - RoosRoast – Ann Arbor, MI
- November 4th - Wade Oval – Cleveland, OH

Sketchbook Project 2011
Art House Co-Op, Brooklyn, USA
[My sketchbook was among 28838 sketchbooks that went on tour the following cities: Brooklyn NY, Austin TX, San Francisco CA, Portland ME, Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Washington, DC and Winter Park, FL]
- February 19 – March 6, 2011 , Brooklyn, NY
- March 12, 2011, Austin, TX, Austin Museum of Art
- March 13th, 2011, Austin, TX, Ballroom at Spider House
- March 30-April 2, 2011, Portland, ME, SPACE Gallery
- April 8-9, 2011, Atlanta, GA, The Granite Room
- April 15-16, 2011, Washington, DC, Hillyer Art Space
- April 28 – 29, 2011, Rochester, NY, Mercer Gallery at Monroe Community College
- June 10-12, 2011, Seattle, WA, Touring with The Fiction Project Form/Space Ateller
- June 16-18, 2011, San Francisco, CA, Touring with The Fiction Project , Madrone Studios
- July 14-17, 2011, Chicago, IL, Touring with The Fiction Project, Hyde Park Art Center
- July 29-31, 2011, Winter Park, FL, Touring with The Fiction Project, Full Sail University

Floral Choral Exhibition
Date: 9th to 17th July 2011

Illustrators Exhibition
Organised by SCBWI Malaysia
Date: 20th – 23rd March 2011
Venue: Trade and Copyright Center, PWTC

Words+Pictures=Book, Contemporary Malaysian Picture Book Illustration
Organised by: Petronas Gallery
Date: 13 Jul 2010 – 26 Sep 2010
Venue: Bustle Gallery, Petronas Gallery, KLCC

The Cat Art Festival
Organised by ArtMalaysia
Date: 19th June – 27 th June 2010
Venue: ArtMalaysia Gallery, Jalan Pudu, KL

Magic Mirror: The Role of Malaysian Artists in Children Literature
Organised by SCBWI Malaysia
Date: 18th December 2008 – 20th January 2009
Venue: Wisma UOA , Jalan Pantai Jaya, KL

Education
.ARGS – Ampang Road Girls’ School, KL – 1986
.Sekolah Menengah PutriJaya, Pudu, KL – 1982
.Sekolah Rendah (K) Kg Pandan, KL – 1981
.Sekolah Ren (K) Kem Terendak, Melaka – 1978

Experience
.Emila Yusof Art & Craft – Owner/Illustrator · February 2011 to present
.Self-employed – Freelance Illustrator · August 2007 to present
.BERNAS – In-house Designer . June 1999 – August 2007
.MetroVision (World Infonexus) – Graphic Artist · May 1995 to June 1999

Much love,
Emila Yusof