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2025 | Editorial | Professional
  • pronoun
    She/Her
  • Why did you create this work?
    This illustration accompanies an article reviewing the book “Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World.” By Peter Godfrey Smith. In the book, the philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith describes a new way of understanding how living beings have shaped our planet. The illustration portrays the evolution of creatures with the flow of time in a dynamic composition filled with bold textures.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    Illustration for the Washington Post Sunday Books section about the book “Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World.” By Peter Godfrey Smith
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    Digital illustration using Procreate drawing software
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Commissioned
  • Commissioner Name
    Beth Broadwater
  • Commissioner Company
    Washington Post
  • Who was the work commissioned for?
    Washington Post Sunday Books
  • Agent
    Folio Illustration Agency
  • Agent Instagram
    @folioart
  • Personal Website or Portfolio Link
    joanna-draws.com
  • Instagram
    @joannalisowiec
  • Biography
    Joanna Lisowiec is an illustrator, designer and printmaker originally from Poland who now lives in the UK. She studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art where she learned print-making and fell in love with the bold, rustic qualities of linocut print. Joanna has developed digital illustration techniques that mimic linocut and engraving, allowing for a traditional aesthetic within a contemporary work flow.
  • Where are you currently based?
    United Kingdom (UK)
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