Ilene Winn-Lederer is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she writes & illustrates books published under her imprint, Imaginarius Editions. She is also author & illustrator of Between Heaven & Earth: An Illuminated Torah Commentary (Pomegranate, 2009). A member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, her clients have included The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Hadassah, NY, Lilith Magazine, Children's Television Workshop, Scholastic, Charlesbridge Publishers, Simon & Schuster & Cricket Magazine. In 2014, Ilene wrote, illustrated & published An Illumination Of Blessings presenting 36 universal blessings in Hebrew & English. Notes From London: Above & Below, a collection of annotated illustrations based on personal travel journals followed in 2015. Bestiary: An Imaginary Menagerie was published in 2016. Codex Gastropoda: A Visual Meditation in 2017, AirPlay: A Catch Of Jugglers in 2018 and A Visual Amidah: An Essence of Prayers & Blessings in in 2019. Her unique drawings & paintings are included in public and private collections throughout the United States & Europe. In addition to The Magic Eye Gallery at www.magiceyegallery.com that showcases her books, original works & custom gicleé prints with a wink from her mind's eye, she is now offering twenty unique lines of custom designed products based on her illustrations here at Society6: https: // society6.com/imaginarius13 Ilene's essays & illustrations may be seen at her weblog, Imaginarius (https: //imaginarius13.wordpress.com).
