Martina grew up in a small fishing village on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Here you could find her mostly galloping through the forests with flying piggy tails on her Shetland pony, drawing or reading.

These days she is an illustrator and lives in Australia.

With a passion for colour and textures Martina aims to create happy images that evoke emotion and thought in young and old minds alike.

Her works are inspired by nature, people, places, and the moving and silly things she sees… Magic is everywhere!

Clients
Harper Collins Australia
Walker Books Australia
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing / Little Hare
Allan & Unwin
Simon & Schuster US
New Frontier Publishing UK / Australia
National Library of Australia Publishing
Pantera Press
Penguin Random House UK
Upload Publishing
Educate2Empower
Clavis Publishing Netherlands
Fierce Grace Publishing
Tiny Twigs Press US
The Aging Sea Creative Agency
We Love Living magazine
Syl Loves magazine
Bornemanns Musteri …

Awards
“All The Beautiful Things” 2025 ABIA Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book Longlist
‘’Surprise at the end of Onkaparinga Lane” 2024 ACT Literary Award, Highly Commended
“How do you say I love you?” 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Notable Book, Early Childhood
“Dusty in the Outwilds” 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Notable Book
“What do you call your grandma?” 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlist, Early Childhood
“Nature Parade“ 2022 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Gold Metal, Best Children’s e-Books
“Nature Parade” 2022 Dragonfly Award, Honorable Mention
“We Are Wolves” 2021 Winner ABDA Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
“What do you call your grandpa?” 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Notable Book, Early Childhood
“Duck, Apple, Egg” 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Shortlist, Birth to 3 Years
New England Writers Centre Competition 2018, first prize winner