Few days ago when I am watching news from the Philippines through TFC, one name and talent has struck me. When I had a chance to let my 10 fingers do the rest of asking Mr. Google about this court room sketch artist, I immediately send her an email to ask a permission to use her illustration and to be featured here.
Ala Paredes is a Sydney-based illustrator and designer who loved doodling even before she learned to walk properly. With a successful career as a TV host, model, and writer, she casually worked as free-lance illustrator on the side before deciding to return to college.
In 2009, she graduated with a ‘Diploma in Design and Illustration’ at Sydney Design Centre, Enmore
Her specialty lies in narrative and evocative illustration, or anything that has to do with “telling a story”.