Claudia Mauner von Kaenel Gellert is a Swiss-American author, graphic designer, illustrator, and teacher. A Yale University and Vassar College graduate, her award winning books have been published internationally, most notably the popular "Zoe Sophia" series (Chronicle Books Ltd.), which were featured in The New York Times and received a red star review from Publisher's Weekly. Claudia's familiar fashion illustrations have graced the pages of many international magazines, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Brigitte, Petra, Für Sie, and Annabelle to name a few. Claudia has taught Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Penn State University and Art Center Europe. She is head of her own studio for Graphic Design: artbox studios. Her designer fashion label, artfink, features exclusive one-of-a-kind, upcycled wearable art, or "art-à-porter". Claudia's wiener dogs, Parsley and Jasper are her studio companions. www.artboxstudios.com. www.theartfink.com @theartfink