I am Arabell Watzlawik, a German illustrator and storyteller. Already being a little child I loved to listen to the stories my granddad told me. To tell stories with words and illustrations is like a red thread that you can find in my whole CV.
I work since nearly 20 years using texts and pictures, watercolors and pencils, mixed media and collages. My first book has been published directly after university, explaining as a cartoon the coin making process in the 18th century. This book has been awarded within the scope of the Youth-Culture-Price of the federal state Saxony-Anhalt. While working the following years in marketing departments of an international enterprise, I discovered my love for traveling and exploring other countries and different cultures.
My mission is to inspire other people, children specifically, to explore, understand and change the world with the help of stories and illustrations. My stories, no matter if drawn or written, are as colorful and diverse as life.