Jen Gubicza

Jen Gubicza

Author Illustrator Designer

Nahant, United States

Jen Gubicza

My goals are to create joyful characters, tell imaginative stories and build ridiculous worlds that can translate from books into toys and film/tv. Before I started my small business making humorous stuffed animal faux taxidermy in 2008, I worked for over ten years as a graphic designer and creative director at Big Blue Dot for clients including Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, PBS Kids, National Geographic, VIZ Media and MoMA. I also designed and fabricated the Lockheed puppet for X-Men: The New Mutants.

I have a BFA from MICA, am a member of SCBWI, and have taken writing and illustration classes with Make Art that Sells, Storyteller Academy and The Writer’s Loft. I am an active member of Illoguild, an international writing and illustration critique group. I spend my days on a small island, crafting and collecting colorful things and sharing them with the world.

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Joined September 2022