Darla Okada

Darla Okada is an illustrator living in Colorado. Her debut picture book is How can we be kind? written by Janet Halfmann. Her work focuses on the small moments of everyday life and typically features cute animals and friendly faces. She works with traditional and digital mediums, opting for gouache, watercolor, and colored pencils when working traditionally and choosing similar effects when working in Photoshop. She aims to create art that will create a small moment of joy or nostalgia.