Tell us a bit about yourself and how you found your way to a creative career.

I’m a Franco-Lebanese illustrator born in Paris. I am also a musician, I play the erhu 二胡, a Chinese instrument, and enjoy  listening to metal and traditional music. I like to hunt mushrooms in the forest, explore new intellectual ideas, and sleep.

As a child, I used to tell adults that I will be a “book illustrator”. I was the girl always drawing in a corner. My parents supported me, and after high school I entered art school—first at École Estienne, then at the Paris School of Decorative Arts. During my first year, I started working for youth publications, and since then, I’ve been working across illustration, comics, and children’s publishing.

How did you find your medium and style, and who and what influenced you?

During my studies at the Paris School of Decorative Arts, I had the opportunity to work regularly with a risograph printer. After finishing school, I no longer had access to the machines, and colored pencil became the technique that allowed me to get closest to the layered process of risograph printing. Colored pencils opened up new possibilities in my practice, particularly in terms of color, since until then I had mostly focused on line drawing. I enjoy working strictly with flat colors and using the texture of colored pencils to achieve vibrant hues. I also draw inspiration from the work of 19th-century Nabi and Symbolist painters, particularly how they achieve a form of abstraction through figuration. Lastly, I continue to develop my line drawing, a style that is especially useful for editorial commissions.

What subjects are you most fascinated with? 

I’m drawn to ambiguous themes, those that lie between softness and darkness. I like natural forms like branches, rocks, and desolate Nordic landscapes. I also find inspiration in my surroundings, especially when they feature typographic signs or graphic patterns. Often, my choice of subject is driven by a formal desire, and it can simply be a motif for graphic exploration.

How do you create characters, what inspires them, how do you use colour?

My characters are graphic elements that serve the composition of the image just as much as the backgrounds and objects. I enjoy varying their physical traits to play with shapes and colors. My characters tend to be quite androgynous, sometimes looking carefree or a bit lost.

Describe your dream project.

My dream project would be to draw small images on different themes every day, as I love exploring new ideas and forms!

What’s next for you?

In 2025, I’d like to work on more ambitious images, maybe doing my first personal exhibition, releasing prints, and finding new opportunities for commissions!

Rapid Fire Round - Quick answers! And add a few words if you like :)

Morning person or night owl?

Night owl

Favorite word

(in french) “chipoton”

Lunch or dinner?

Dinner

If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future?

Future

Sweet or savory?

 Savory!

Are you a thinker or doer?

Thinker

Go-to karaoke song

My immortal, Evanescence

City break or beach holiday?

I would rather escape the city to a peaceful stay in nature.

What superpower would you like to have?

The superpower of sleeping as much as I want without missing a single moment of the day!

Thank you Line!