Samantha Cole is an Illustrator, Author, and Entrepreneur. She has always had a fascination for all Flora & Fauna of this world and the next. She received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. While in school, Samantha had the opportunity to study aboard in Rome, Italy. There she began creating paper-cuts of creatures and plants she found in the art and architecture of the Eternal City. Since her trip to Italy, she has taken her illustrations into a new direction, away from the blade and back to the pen. Samantha hopes to share the found wonders of the world with her new series: Coloring for the Curious. Here Samantha hopes to enlighten the curious readers and artist by adding compelling wisdom to her ready-to-color-in illustrations.