DonnaCarin - Carin S. Guarino - is a German Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Surface Pattern Designer
based in Tuscany, Italy.
After her Graphic Design school she improved her art skills with engraving on glass and one year art therapy.
1995 she moved to Florence in Italy and worked six years as a Computer Graphic Trainer
at SoleCosta Studio - private school and
3 years as Graphic Designer for Simone Micheli architect & Roberta Colla Graphik Design Studio
2003 she moved to the west coast of Tuscany and studied two years
CREATIVE WRITING for Kids and Teens.
Since 2016 she goes ahead to improve her art skills with workshops held of children books illustrators like
Arianna Papini, Ottavia Monaco, Anne Sophie Fatus, Candia Castellani, Daniela Pareschi, Francesco Giustozzi, Nicoletta Pagano (pattern design), Davide Calì (creative writing), Joanna Concejo and others.
Today she is working as a
> CreativeTrainer in collaboration with RecuperARTI an association with
a big heart for recycled materials
> IllustrationArtist for KidLit-Books
> SurfacePatternDesigner for Book endpapers, stationery - papery and textilepatterns
She is represented by
Agenzia Letteraria MAJESTIC – Mariapaola Pesce
Exhibition Entry:
2019 – Notte di Fiaba - “Sandokan” - Italy
2019 – Lucca Comics Junior “Fino in fondo” - Italy
2020 and 2023 – Bologna Children’s Book Fair – “Il Bambino spettatore” > "Nutcracker MOOD" - Italy
2021 - Notte di Fiaba - “Gatto con gli stivali” - Italy
Publication:
2021 - “GREEK COCKTAIL” - illustrated recipe for THEY DRAW AND COOK - New York
2022 - “Cappuccetto dalle Scarpe Rosse” - picture book MIRANDA EDITRICE / Prospero Editore - ITALY
2025 - “Dammi un soldo caporale” - Cover Design per
Romanzo di Nara Marrucci
2026 - “Il sorriso della Mamma” - picture book
(Tiziana Tosi - DonnaCarin, editore: Errekappa)
Surface Pattern Design: Book endpapers - stationery - textilepattern:
"FORTE DEI MARMI" - Toile De JOUY Style
"DANCING HORSE" - conversational random style
"BALLOON FROG" - conversational symmetric style
KONTAKT / CONTATTO:
email: donnacarin.cs@gmail.com
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