Hello! Thank you for visiting. My name is Siolo (see-oh-low) I am a professional illustrator and writer and a not particularly professional adventurer, itinerant chef, and well… I do a lot of random stuff. My publishing projects tend to employ both my love of drawing and my penchant for the written word. Many of my recent efforts are housed at Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing

I am currently (2024/2025) visiting all 133 of our National Monuments. I hope to create an illustrated book or art series about the monuments as well as a book of travel essays about my experiences on the road. You can see/read examples of my travel writing in a series published by Enchanted Living Magazine.

My work has been published and exhibited worldwide. Over the last few years I have worked for McSweenys, Victoria’s Secret, Facebook, Astrology.com, and many others.

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