Meet our 2024 Creator Crew!
The Tombow Creator Crew Team is an elite group of talented designers who are hand-selected by the Tombow USA Marketing Team. This diverse and dynamic team embodies creativity, innovation, and passion for the arts. Each member brings a unique perspective and skill set, contributing to a vibrant and inspiring community.
As the official design team for Tombow USA, the Tombow Creator Crew Team plays a crucial role in showcasing the versatility and quality of Tombow products. From creating stunning artwork and tutorials to engaging with the broader creative community, our team members are at the forefront of the arts and crafts world.
Whether you’re an avid fan of brush lettering, an illustration enthusiast, or a crafting connoisseur, the Tombow Creator Crew Team is here to inspire and elevate your creative journey. Join us in celebrating the artistry and dedication of our incredible team as they continue to push the boundaries of creativity with Tombow.
Ali LePere
Ali LePere is an artist based in Northeast Ohio. Her specialties include hand lettering, brush calligraphy, illustrating, and creating color palettes. She loves problem-solving and always approaches new challenges with her mantra: “How hard can it be?” She’s a wife and mother to twins, takes care of the most beautiful yet least intelligent cat in the world, is always listening to a book or podcast, and enjoys searching for waterfalls.
Follow Ali at: Instagram | YouTube
Anica Baloy
Anica is an avid bullet journalist and web developer based in Orlando, FL. She is best known for her creative monthly bullet journal themes and enjoys daily journaling, doodling, and collecting anything and everything stationery. Anica started journaling when she was 5 years old and has fallen in love with the hobby ever since. She also enjoys nature, taking photos, and hanging out with her boyfriend alongside her Goldendoodle, Miso.
Follow Anica at: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube
Carola Sallis
Carola is a Sri Lankan-Canadian artist who loves painting and drawing in her unique abstract style to create intuitive art. On her blog and social media, she shares her joy of creative hobbies, stationery, and journaling while inspiring others with her artwork and creative process. When she’s not playing with stationery, planning, or journaling, she’s hiking around Vancouver mountains in Canada.
Follow Carola at: Website | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest | Substack
Danison Fronda-Tietz
Dansion is a Filipino-American artist originally from Belleville, NJ, who now lives in Orlando, FL. He’s a self-proclaimed lettering artist, watercolor artist, calligrapher, signage maker, stationer, creative, and lover of corgis. He found his passion for lettering early in life, but put it into real practice for his own wedding! Since then, he’s helped a number of budding artists express their creativity — especially with Tombow products!
Follow Danison at: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Jennie Garcia
Jennie is a Puerto Rico native who resides in Maryland. She enjoys art, lettering, memory keeping, and paper crafts, and she’s celebrating her 11th year with Tombow! Her favorite products are Tombow adhesives and Dual Brush Pens. While she’s crafting, she listens to audiobooks and reality TV podcasts. Otherwise, she’s reading or playing games with her family.
Follow Jennie at: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram | Pinterest
Jennifer Chau
Jennifer has always loved making art and sharing her creative passions with others. A few of her interests include calligraphy and journaling, though she is always trying new crafty hobbies. Jennifer lives in California, and outside of art, is a software engineer. She travels whenever she can, loves eating Vietnamese food, and enjoys baking all kinds of sweet and savory treats.
Follow Jennifer at: Website | Instagram
Katie Smith
Katie is a multi-passionate artist and sticker designer who loves anything and everything creative – from art journaling to drawing and painting canvases. If it’s creative, she loves it! If she’s not in her studio making things, she’s probably outside hiking with her Shepsky, Fury, planning her next adventure, or gathering inspiration for her next project. Katie is a published artist in multiple magazines and books.
Follow Katie at: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | TikTok
Shea O’Connor
Shea is an illustrator, designer, and avid whistler. After earning her BFA in Graphic Design from UGA, she worked in animation studios and design firms (and had the pleasure of working with some pretty big brands)! Along the way, she created her own unique illustration style. Using quirky color palettes, expressive line work, and elegant silhouettes, her art conveys a positive, inclusive message, and blends her vintage style with modern values.
Follow Shea at: Website | Instagram | TikTok
Smitha Katti
Smitha is a passionate artist and crafter who creates projects that spark joy, and she shares step-by-step video tutorials so that anyone can easily recreate them! She loves how even simple art pieces make her happy from within and uplift her mood. Her hope is that when you stop by her blog or YouTube channel, you leave inspired to create something yourself.
Follow Smitha at: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest