A love of story and art inspired Alison into drawing and writing from early childhood. Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Tarzan and Warlord of Mars books hooked her on reading, and Marvel’s Uncanny X-men Issue #114 lured her into the world of comic books. What other medium better combines both writing and art into fantastic stories? This love of story motivated Alison to study Book Illustration at Sheridan College and graduate with a degree in Illustration in 1988. After working for some years in the independent comics arena, Alison and her brother, A. Jaye, decided to take the risk and form their own company, SillWill Studios, based in their hometown of London, Ontario, Canada. Their first publication was the fantasy-adventure, four issue mini-series “The Sorcerer’s Children”. From there, they then moved on to full-blown graphic novels. Also inspired by their own beloved dog, Sam, Alison asked A. Jaye to develop a science-fiction adventure for children featuring their pet and “The Adventures of Astrodog” was born.
In addition to illustration, Alison has branched out into prose writing. Inspired by works like Jane Eyre, Frankenstein and Dracula, The Witch’s Foundling, a gaslamp fantasy set in late 19th century England was born. Intended to be a five-book series, the novels are available on all major platforms in ebook, paperback and hardcover. Of course, she continues with her illustrations and you can get a look at some of the cast from The Witch’s Foundling series and some of the cast of characters from The Sorcerer’s Children in the Character Gallery section.
A few of my latest illustrations!
