Children’s Illustration Portfolio
Featured Project: Amaya’s Field Guide to Philly
This is a story about a girl who has to leave her home in the New Jersey Pine Barrens to move to Philly. When she sees how nature thrives in the city, she realizes she can do the same.
I am currently seeking publication for this story. Please contact me at renslagel@gmail.com for the full dummy, if interested in publishing or providing representation.
Amaya Turn Around
Amaya's old home (Page 1 - text omitted)
Character and Place Exploration
Pages 20, 21 (text omitted)
Amaya Expression Sheet
Stream Study (Digital)
Predator or Prey Magazine Spread (Digital)
Mycelium (Watercolor & Digital)
Backpack (Digital)
Snail Explorers (Digital)
Original Imagined Interior of Mossy by Jan Brett (Gouache)
Amaya and her Pitcher Plants (Gouache)
Exhibitions & Recognitions
Mycelium, 2025: Accepted into the Sketch Club’s 16th Phillustration Exhibition
Stream Study, 2025: Accepted into the North Museum’s Hexapodian Days ExhibitionBackpack, 2024: Featured on the official Peachtober Instagram page
Amaya and her Pitcher Plants, 2024: Accepted into the Sketch Club’s 15th Phillustration Exhibition