Hello!

So glad you’re here! I’m Iris. I’m a freelance illustrator, and I like to paint, draw, carve and stamp, cut things up and glue them together.

I am a casual hoarder of books and art supplies, plants and rocks and bones, fun socks, breathtaking views, recipes I’ll get around to trying soon, and interesting facts to share with my kid who loves to know interesting things too.

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband, daughter, cat, and dog. And one tiny shrimp in one of those self-contained glass bubble ecosystems. It used to have friends but it ate them all.

History

Before making art my main focus, I studied literature, anthropology and folklore and worked in museums and libraries. In time, I felt the pull to pour more energy into my artwork, and so here I am. I continue to draw inspiration from that past, as well as from the everyday beauties around me, the forests of my youth, the cities of my young adulthood, the kids and the rolling hills that surround me today. 

Client Work & exhibition

illustration for Northern Woodlands Magazine, December 2024 issue

Golden Hands Friends Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

exhibition advocating for democracy in Myanmar

Visit me on Instagram to see what I’ve been working on lately ↓

Owlets for #owltober Wide-eyed fluffy babies. Owls are so comically intense 👀 . #owltober2026 Thanks to @vincentrose_art for the list