Jane Ray is primarily an illustrator and has illustrated numerous award winning books by authors such as Jeanette Winterson, Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Rosen and Oscar Wilde. She also finds writing an equally absorbing art form. Jane was bron and lives in London, with her family. She works in a studio in her garden where she pins postcards and cuttings to the wall besides her work-table to provide inspiration and 'help her focus'. Her work reflects a variety of cultural origins which she weaves in with her distinctive hallmarks of stars set in a blue firmament, decorative birds and glorious patterning. Jane works mainly in watercolour with pencils, collage and coloured and metallic inks, blending decorative styles to create magical and exotic dreamlike pictures. 'I am drawn to the fairy tale because of its humanity and its universality', she says.