About the Author

Marisa Vestita was born in Taranto in 1975. As a child she insisted that her parents pay for her to have lessons in drawing. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce and at the same time she did internships in comics, stage design and stage-craft. Always curious about everything regarding the world of images, in 2002 she moved to Milan where she received her first commissions as an illustrator. She shows in major exhibitions throughout Italy. To date, she collaborated with Kalimat, White Star Kids, Pearson, Gribaudo, La Scuola, Gaia Editions, Giunti, Baldini & Castoldi, Dalai Editor and with the magazines Gioia, Psychologies, Linus, Grazia and Natural Style.