Jim Kelly has worked in the graphic design field for more than 25 years, lending his varied talents to award-winning products as an illustrator, designer, and art director. His expertise runs the gamut from graphic design and illustration to puppetry and 3D sculpture. As well collaborating with many renowned publishers such as McGraw Hill, Oxford, Houghton-Mifflin, Sadlier and Harcourt. His work has appeared in many children's magazines, including Nick Jr, Crayola Kids, and Scholastic Update. Recently working as Art Director and Senior Designer at Inksplash, Symmetry, QBS Learning, and Pearson Education, he designs and illustrates numerous prize-winning children's book and cover creations. Simultaneously, he manages his own design house Sawdust Studios, which produces graphic solutions from sketch to final concept, complete packages customized to the needs of each client. Recently he has begun creating custom invitations and cards.