Marina Ruiz

Marina Ruiz is an illustrator and author from Spain, who lives with her daughter and partner in Cambridge. She is an associate lecturer in Cambridge School of Art (MA in Children’s Book Illustration and BA in Illustration).She makes children’s books and has worked with Words and Pictures, Frances Lincoln, Welbeck Publishing, Laurence King and Two Hoots.

With her work, she hopes to capture some of those little moments and interactions that happen in everyday life, bringing joy and reflection to those who see them. She really enjoys working with lyrical and abstract narratives and her ideas often take this shape. She also loves printmaking, and it has deeply influenced the process and aesthetic behind her work.