UKRAINIAN ANGELS (Ukrainian)

Alexandra Oleksyuk is a Ukrainian 2D artist and graphic designer who has been drawing all her life, constantly inspired by the artistic city around her. She attended art school in her hometown of Ivano-Frankivsk and later at the Institute of Arts of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. Since then, she’s worked as an artist, a graphic artist, and a fine arts teacher. After years of working as a designer, Oleksyuk changed course to communicate with children and their families through the language of art. Her biggest dream is to continue on this path of children’s illustration and create work for and about children.

As the lead designer of the book “Angels”, Oleksyuk feels this is her life’s work, to speak to the children of the world on meaningful matters, and to spread awareness about the war in her home country of Ukraine. Teaching children about war and its effect on people and other children isn’t easy, but Oleksyuk believes that when we take the time to show them what’s happening they grow up to be empathetic people who can be a force for good.

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Megumi Arai is a Japanese artist and mother, who has wandered the world, finally landing in Southern California. Aria is a freelance illustrator who’s mastered finding joy and the spark of creativity through ordinary things that make up this incredible gift of life. The greatest inspiration for her work is nature, and she believes that highlighting nature can transport us to the curiosity and innocence of childhood. She hopes this book, “Angels”, can blend both education and awareness with inspiration and hope for the future.

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Aleksandra Godlevska is an illustrator and graphic designer who has over a decade of steady experience in the field of art. Her vast expertise in both painting, continuous line drawing, and Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator gives her versatility through her skills. Her single-line drawing style allows for originality and modernism whilst still looking minimalistic. As this style lends itself to both realism and fantasy it can convey a variety of subjects all while looking fresh, original, and clean. Her style has been seen in interior designs, web designs, and book designs such as is seen in the book “Angels”.

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Anna Ishchenko is an illustrator from Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, who’s connected with fine art and drawings throughout her life. She went to the School of Art in her native city, after which she completed many different courses and training to continue her studies in the field of art.

Working on the book “Angels” has allowed Anna to share the story of Ukraine battling the world’s evil. She believes that when we share the truth of war with our children, in a safe and accessible way, they can learn how to battle against it in their own lives. Anna believes that this isn’t something we should hide from them, but rather share with them so that they may know the truth about war and how the brave men, women, and children of Ukraine are standing up to the corrupt powers.

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