Tsong, Jing Jing

Jing Jing Tsong is a mom, musician, and surfer whose grown-up job is drawing pictures. Her technique, which layers color and texture, is influenced by her experiences working in traditional stone lithography and monoprints. Her debut picture book, "A Bucket of Blessings", written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal, was a "New York Times "bestseller. Jing Jing and her husband Mike Austin (also a designer turned illustrator) live on the Big Island of Hawaii. Visit her at JingandMike.com.