Yuli SamYuli Sam (a.k.a. Yulia Samorukova) is a globe-hopping illustrator originally from Russia, now happily nestled in France—where she spends her days bringing curious creatures (and curious Yorkies) to life. For the past five years, she’s been cooking upstories in watercolor, pixels, and dreams—creating children’s books, visual essays, and educational projects that charm both hearts and headmistresses.

 

Her signature style is a delicious blend of stylized characters, ornamental details, and a color palette as soft as Henri’s ears. Her Ma Mongolie series has been exhibited in France, while her illustrations brighten Russian language textbooks for bilingual children in the UK’s Znanie School—because why shouldn’t conjugation be cute?

 

Beyond the brush, Yuli’s website is a treasure trove of essays on creativity, freedom, and feeling deeply—all written with the same gentle soul she brings to every page. To her, illustration isn’t about copying the world. It’s about whispering its secret magic into the hearts of the next generation. Read More Read Less