Jessica Joy Hiemstra

A love letter for children. Every painting is a wish for every child, everywhere.

Block prints to accompany Shannon Bramer’s prose poetry book for adults.

A book for parents and children to use together to celebrate and support children being and discovering themselves.

A story about a child and a cat and their frazzled feelings and what they do with them.

Paintings and drawings for reading resources for primary school children in Sierra Leone.

My most recent collection of poems, “I say nothing” is accompanied by animations.

A story about a fox and a hare, skis and snow. Screen printed and bound in Nepal.

The sequel to Eric and Eloise, the story of a bear named Beatrice and her cubs.

Illustrations for a cookbook with artists’ favourite recipes published by Ginger Press.

A selection of drawings in ink, pens, marker and pencil from my sketchbooks.

I’ve written several collections of poems for adults. They all include my drawings.

Who I am and what I’m looking for.