Amber Padilla

Amber Padilla is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Oakland, CA and holds an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts. The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Graphic Retelling of The Secret Garden is Amber’s debut graphic novel. She is also the author/illustrator of the forthcoming YA graphic novel Sugar Coated. Originally from Santa Ana CA, she was raised on a healthy diet of animation, science fiction, soap operas, and Japanese anime and manga. When she’s not drawing or crafting (current crafting obsession: sewing), she enjoys snuggling with her cat, and spending time with her husband, family, and friends.