Sasha Laika (Illustrator) studied figurative art in Moscow, followed by a degree in graphic design and Illustration in the UK. A London-based artist for the last 10 years, Sasha creates highly intricate works that draw on imagery from mythology, folklore, and religious iconography. Her works are inhabited by mystical creatures that morph between human and animal, and exist in transition somewhere between the worlds of fantasy and reality. Rotherweird is her debut as a book illustrator.