About
I began freelancing in 1993 after working for 10 years at American Greetings. Since then I’ve illustrated thousands of greeting cards and patterns, filled lots of sketchbooks and explored many creative adventures. Nine of my greeting cards have been nominated for a Louie Award and four have won. My brother Nate Padavick and I are the founders of Illustrators For Hire, a site designed to promote and advance the careers of freelance illustrators by exposing their work to art directors and creative consultants worldwide. We are also the founders of The Illustrator’s Circle, a creative playground where illustration lovers are drawn together to exercise their imaginations and inspire their innovations.

After decades of creating work for dozens of clients I now spend much more of my time creating work for myself and engaging in a variety of color-filled activities.  I frequently host Snack + Sketch, an event dedicated to a gathering of friends enjoying creativity, community, and color. You can hear more about my creative practice on this episode of the podcast Windowsill Chats.

Please visit my Fresh Food Illustration site which is dedicated to my love of drawing, eating and sharing vegan food.

If you are a current client reading this I want to say “Thank You” because I really have enjoyed working on so many projects with so many wonderful people. If we have yet to work together then maybe it’s time to collaborate!

Contact
salli@salliswindell.com
(216) 533-9347

Clients
Amber Lotus Publishing
American Greetings
Best Self Media
Chronicle Books
Crane
Design Design
Design House Greetings
Edible Cleveland
Gibbs Smith Publisher
Good Store
Great Arrow Graphics
Halfpenny Postage
Hallmark
Inamo Inc.
Independent Can Company
JOANN Fabric and Craft
Land studio
Mindware/Peaceable Kingdom
Paper Magic Group
Quarry Books
Spirituality & Health Magazine
Summit Metro Parks
Viabella