Barb Tourtillotte

Barb Gelotte Tourtillotte (pronounced "Tur-till-o") loved to create art from the very beginning, demonstrating this love by drawing with crayons on her bedroom wall when she was still a baby.  She studied at Central Washington University and the Burnley School of Professional Art, where she majored in graphic design and illustration. After graduation, she founded the graphic design company Graphicworks, designing logos, brochures, advertisements and book illustrations for many businesses and publishers. She later moved into product illustration/design and currently licenses her work to more than fifty companies for a variety of best-selling products. From whimsical snowmen to elegant floral arrangements, her work can be found on fabrics, tableware, gifts, home decor and paper goods around the world.