Hello, I'm Jade!
I’m a cartoonist, illustrator, and author currently living in Virginia. I was born in Panama and grew up as a military brat often daydreaming about invisible portals to other worlds. Strangely, those daydreams never really went away. So I decided to draw them to see where they lead.
Contact Me
For publishing inquiries please contact my literary agent Janna Morishima at janna@jannaco.co
You can reach me at jadepagecraft@gmail.com
A Few of My Favorite Things
Genres: fantasy adventure series, slice-of-life, romance, comedy, & magical realism with queer and whimsical characters
Hobbies: walking trails & exploring areas, finding creatures, taking photos, baking, tennis, clay sculpting
Dream Projects:
- a graphic novel adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin's Catwings
- magical girl/boy friend group involved in a mystery
- a queer teenage rom-com
- illustrating for an Earthbound inspired indie video game
Inspirations
Japanese anime and manga! When I was little my mom gave me two VHS tapes that shaped my lil brain: Kiki's Delivery Service and Sailor Moon. I discovered manga as a teen while looking through a discount rack and found a volume of CLAMP's X/1999.
Video games! My siblings and I bonded every summer and winter vacation marathon playing RPGs, Mario Kart, and Excitebike 64. To this day we still find time to.
Music, Soundtracks, & Instrumentals! I enjoy making playlists to create a feeling of the project I'm working on.
Creative Influences
Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker
Hayao Miyazaki, Kiki's Delivery Service and Future Boy Conan
Robin Hobb, Realm of the Elderlings
Ursula K. LeGuin
Tove Jansson, Moomin
Chuck Jones, Looney Tunes
Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist
Toby Fox, Deltarune
Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe
Comics
Illustrations
A collection of colored, black and white, and visual development illustrations. See more here
