

Eventually she began writing children's books on her own, as well as continuing her collaborative work. Her first illustrated book, Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, won the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award in 2003. She began illustrating children's books in collaboration with writers.

She did various editorial work, and did several animated commercials for the UK market. In 2000 she won a lottery for an immigration visa, and moved her family to Brooklyn, New York, even though she had no certainty of employment. While in Australia, she married and had two children. She also exhibited her paintings at galleries in Sydney and Melbourne. Career īlackall started her career with various jobs such as painting robotic characters for theme parks, and authoring a household hints column.

In 1992, Blackall earned a Bachelor of Design from University of Technology Sydney. ( August 2021)īlackall was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970.
