Ira BaykovskaMy name is Ira Baykovska. I am a children's book illustrator based in Lviv, Ukraine.I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and sometimes cannot believe that this hobby has become her life-long career. I started out very young, which is almos a running joke in our family. When I was almost three years old, and I drew my first illustrations on the brand-new painted walls in my parents' bedroom. Oddlyenough, I wasn't punished for that (which is still a mystery to me), so my love to drawing grew bigger from that day on.I've been working as a freelance illustrator since 2014 and has illustrated more than 30 books for kids. I'm a mom of two beautiful girls. Kids are my most important critics, of course. So, when I became a mom, I always tried to see how my girls like my art or what they think about other book illustrations. Children are so creative, and my girls sometimes ask me such out-of-the-box questions that I would never think of myself. I'm very thankful to them for being my main inspiration.I have a degree in Graphic Design, so oftenly I work not only as an illustrator for the book projects, but designer as well.Visit my website www.baykovska.com Read More Read Less