Hello. My name is Rose.
I write young adult fiction and make things pretty.
I love illustrating books, early mornings, stitching, and perfect pancakes. I can fix almost anything with tape (ask my 5-yr old son). I live in an 8-story concrete building painted pink and cream, in Turkey, across from a park, in a neighborhood of roses.
Select people work with me as their Visual Director where I merge design sense with message cohesion so they can attract smart, savvy people who pay them to do what they love. Take a look at my illustration and visual portfolios, and check out my project resume.

I am a sparker of dialogues. Conversation junkie. Writing a YA futuristic novel with a disguise-wearing alias-using protagonist. Member of SCBWI. Mother to two. Originally from Wisconsin, I hold an MFA in Painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art (2004), and a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin (2001).
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“Collaborating with Rose is not work at all – it’s creative play.” - Catherine Salter Bayar, designer + writer + treasure hunter = craftivist
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