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Meet the team

Who are Make Art That Sells?

Make Art That Sells is an international collaboration between top art agency Lilla Rogers Studio and award-winning online education provider Do What You Love. Meet the team below.


Meet the team

Lilla Rogers (Co-Founder + Instructor)

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Lilla has been in the industry for almost four decades. With a degree in fine art from San Francisco and a second degree in illustration, she spent the 1980s working as a  full-time, highly successful illustrator, whose art has featured in publications including the New York Times Magazine, Vogue magazine, the Grammies, the program for Philip Glass’s new opera at Brooklyn Academy of Music and many more.

She then went on to found Lilla Rogers Studio, a visionary art agency that represents over three dozen artists from around the world and has sold art for products worth over $300 million.

As well as representing some of the most sought-after artists worldwide, the Studio has licensed artwork on a huge variety of products, including best-selling children’s books, home décor, major ad campaigns, magazines, wall décor, and greetings cards: their client list includes Crate & Barrel, Chronicle, the New York Times, Blue Q, Godiva, Barneys New York, Warner Brothers, IKEA, Target, Paperchase, Anthropologie, and hundreds more.

As an educator, Lilla has taught everyone from middle school to professional artists, and is renowned for her warm and whimsical teaching style. Her innovative approach includes breaking everything down into manageable steps, and she prides herself on keeping her students motivated and engaged, with plenty of surprises along the way. As both an illustrator and a teacher, Lilla fully understands the creative process and how to nurture the best in every artist: as she likes to say, she tricks you into doing your very best art.

Lilla is a trusted mentor to internationally renowned artists, has lectured at venues such as ICON: the Illustration Conference, Printsource NY, the Creative Connection Event, art colleges and corporations, and is frequently interviewed for her expertise as an agent, trendsetter, and artist. She has written a best-selling book, I Just Like to Make Things, and currently writes a column for Uppercase magazine.

Photo Credit: Sharona Jacobs


Beth Kempton (Co-Founder + Producer)

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Beth is an award-winning entrepreneur and bestselling self-help author, who has dedicated her business and career to helping people achieve their full potential. Before starting her own company almost a decade ago, Beth worked with UN agencies, global brands, and NGOs all over the world, advising on corporate social responsibility, instigating projects that have raised over $10 million for charity. She also has a Masters degree in Japanese, and is a Japanologist by training.

These days, together with her husband Mr. K, she runs three thriving and highly successful businesses – Do What You Love  (Founder), Make Art That Sells (Co-Founder) and Make It In Design (Co-Founder), all of which offer tools, resources and online courses for living an inspired life, and have supported tens of thousands of people in over 100 countries worldwide.

Beth’s four self-help books have been translated into 24 languages, and recommended by the likes of TIME Magazine, British Vogue, Psychologies and Irish Tatler. Beth also mentors other authors through The Book Proposal Masterclass (for adult non-fiction). She adores yoga and is a Reiki Master trained in the Japanese tradition in Tokyo.

British-born Beth describes herself as a wanderer, an adventurer and a seeker of beauty, with a slight obsession for Japanese stationery and chocolate. She is the mother of two small sweet girls, who make her laugh every single day.

Find Beth here:

www.bethkempton.com

Instagram @bethkempton

www.facebook.com/dowhatyoulovexx

Twitter @dowhatyoulovexx

Podcast: www.bethkempton.com/podcast


BECKY MCCARTHY (mats manager)

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MATS Manager and artist Becky lives in the inspiring, beautiful and historical Georgian city of Bath.

After gaining an MA in Fine Art & Context at the University of the West of England, she had an extended break from the creative world. Disappearing for over a decade years into the corporate world, her artistic side took a vacation. With a move to a publishing company, her creative spark was reignited  by  working alongside the design team.

Inspired, Becky caught the art bug and signed up for  several MATS courses. Now part of the Make Art That Sells team, she is excited to  play  her part in supporting others, wherever they may be in their creative journey.

Artistic influences include  gorgeous colors, florals and a sense of contrast.  Pastimes include travel, especially soaking up  sunshine and culture, visiting galleries (with a meandering exit through the gift shop), yoga, and love of good coffee and wine.

Find out more on her website and Instagram feed.


Louise Gale (customer service + community manager)

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Louise provides friendly support to our course participants, making sure they have a valuable and enjoyable experience.

In her own time, Louise can be found hosting online art classes and sharing inspiration on her website and Instagram. She is also author of two  art books and has a permanent art collection at the Hoboken Historical Museum in NJ, USA. Her passions include nature, color, botanical mandala making, good food and wine!

In her own words:

“In 2009, I picked up a paintbrush again, embarking on a new journey, leaving behind a corporate job with a windowless office. Soon after, I met Beth, at our first art retreat together, creating and both doing what we love. The moment we met I knew it was just the beginning. I have always believed that everything is connected and all the people I meet, the roads I travel and experiences I have, are there for a reason. I am so thrilled to be part of the Make Art That Sells team because it means I am part of something I truly believe in.“

Louise has lived in the UK, Australia, and the USA and currently resides by the beach in southern Spain. She also enjoys remote working in inspirational places such as Bali, Cambodia and Costa Rica.


Jennie Stevenson (Social Media Officer)

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After finishing university, she spent over a decade in London building up a varied CV which includes teaching antenatal classes, outside catering for the BBC, a postgraduate diploma in law and a foundation degree at the Wimbledon School of Arts.

While her first love will always be writing and words, Jennie is also a huge fan of art and is lucky enough to have enjoyed two amazing road trips, one across the US and one across Europe, cramming as many art gallery visits as she could into two six week stints (both trips also included plenty of pizza and coffee).

A Northerner born and bred, she recently fled the UK for southern Sweden, where she and her husband are comfortably outnumbered by three children, a cat, four hens, three rats, and a no-longer-fictional dog. She met her husband at Glastonbury Festival in 2004 and these days they enjoy visiting smaller festivals as a family; her other hobbies include reading, making cups of tea that she then forgets to drink, and taking covert naps.


ZOË TUCKER (ART DIRECTOR, author, co-teacher)

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Zoë Tucker is a freelance art director, designer and writer of children’s books. With over twenty years of experience, Zoë has worked on quite literally hundreds of books – from baby books right up to Young Adult. Her main passion is for picture books and narrative storytelling. She’s a stickler for good characterization and loves the process of bringing a book come to life.

Over the last decade, Zoë has worked to deliver award winning books, with some of the most talented illustrators today, including Axel Scheffler, Lizzy Stewart, Nicholas Frith, Allison Colpoys, and Helen Stephens.

Through her work on Make Art that Sells, Zoë has discovered writing! Her first picture book for children, Ada and the Number Crunching Machine, was published in 2019, by NordSud in Switzerland and was described as “Inspiring, feminist, and informative in equal parts” by Kirkus Reviews.

This was quickly followed by Zoë’s second book, Greta and the Giants, published by Quarto. Greta and the Giants tells the incredible story of Greta Thunberg’s climate strike, but with the help of talking wolves and big lumbering giants. It has sold over 100,000 copies and is translated into 25 languages.

In 2021, Zoë’s books We are the Supremes, We are the Beatles, We are the NASA Scientists and We are the Apollo 11 Crew were published by Wide Eye Editions, an imprint of Quarto.  2022 saw the publication of The Garden We Share, based on yet another text Zoë originally wrote for Illustrating Children’s Books.

Zoë lives with her husband, Adam, and their enormous cat, Murray, on the south coast of England. Read more about Zoë on her website.


Tamisha Anthony (illustrator, educator, co-teacher)

 

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Tamisha, who leads our Redrawing Black History course alongside Lilla Rogers, is a Make Art That Sells student and a thriving artist with six children’s book illustration deals under her belt (and counting). She is also a passionate and inspiring educator, teaching at institutions such as the New-York Historical Society and the Harlem School of the Arts. She also writes and illustrates Spilling the Tea with T for Uppercase magazine.

Originally from Texas, Tamisha received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Visual Arts from Rice University before moving to New York City for her Master’s Degree in Computer Art from School of Visual Arts.  She is currently a member of  Black Creators in KidLit, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Children’s Book Illustrators Group. Her clients include Penguin Random House, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Candlewick Press, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Spotify, Uppercase magazine, Viking, Highlights magazine, and Anorak magazine.

When she isn’t illustrating, you can find her enthusiastically and joyfully swing dancing with her husband, or snuggled up with her pets, reading a book, and drinking tea. She adores vintage clothes, gardening, and singing sweet jazz standards.

Find out more about Tamisha on her Instagram, Twitter and website.


MARGO TANTAU (creative director, co-teacher)

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Lilla says: “I’ve known and enjoyed Margo for over a dozen years! Initially I enjoyed seeing her professionally, and organically we chatted about teaching a course together. Margo felt that artists needed to learn how to make home décor pitches that wowed. There was a real void in the market, she explained: art directors at home décor companies would love to get gorgeous pitches that spoke the language that they understood, and would then be more likely to license or commission art from them.

“Together, we created Creating Collections for Home Décor and have now been teaching it since 2015 with great success! I’ve taken on several artists from the course and my artists and many others have gotten licenses with home dec companies as a result!”

Margo Tantau blends her passion for art, design and the people who create it, with an understanding of specialty retailing, manufacturing, and the challenges of being an independent artist. She has a passion for helping other artists and creatives grow their careers by focusing on what they do best. She’s had her own magical retail, wholesale and manufacturing businesses, and has also held creative leadership roles at companies like Creative Co-Op, Madison Park Group, Midwest-CBK, Studio-M and Hallmark, among others. In addition to teaching Creating Collections for Home Décor,  Margo consults and has a popular podcast called Windowsill Chats with a 4.9 star rating and over 100 podcasts so far.


Riley Wilkinson (creative director, TOY & GAME CREATOR and co-teacher)

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Riley is a child pretending to be a grownup!

For the last 25 years, he’s created toys, games, and entertainment for kids, families and adults. From wood puzzles to card games to talking microscopes, he’s worked as an inventor, designer, and creative director for toy and product companies since he started his career. His in-house experience includes Frank Schaffer imprint of McGraw-Hill, Educational Insights, MGA Entertainment, Maker Media, Mattel Creations, and American Girl. He’s worked with top-notch children’s publishers including Scholastic and DK. His work has appeared in Uppercase and Communication Arts.

Riley created the smash-hit game for preschoolers, The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game, illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti. Sold in countries around the globe, this award-winning preschool matching game has sold over two million copies since it was released. With more than 10,000 five-star Amazon reviews, the game has won both awards and the hearts of children,  inspired the development of four sister games, and was published as a board book by Candlewick.

Today, he runs his own one-guy development studio where he collaborates with toy inventors, manufacturers, and content publishers. His experience in product scouting, development, design, writing, and manufacturing help him transform ideas into sellable, giggle-filled toys, and games. Riley has been a MATS devotee since 2016 and was a judge for two of the MATS Global Talent Search competitions. Most recently, Riley has headed up the new Let’s Invent!  Toy Design department at Lilla Rogers Studio.

Find out more about Riley on his Instagram and website.


Company information

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All courses from Make Art That Sells are produced and managed by Do What You Love Limited.
Company Name: Do What You Love Limited
Company Number: 06862873
Registered Address:

Make Art That Sells

c/o Do What You Love

PO Box 61

COLYTON

EX12 9AT

 

email: hello [at] makeartthatsells.com


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