Anna + Elena = Balbusso Illustrations

Our new cover art for Angela Slatter’s Of Sorrow and Such, Tor Books 2015. Mistress Gideon is a witch. The locals of Edda's Meadow, if they suspect it of her, say nary a word-Gideon has been good to them, and it's always better to keep on her good side. Just in case. When a foolish young shapeshifter goes against the wishes of her pack, and gets herself very publicly caught, the authorities find it impossible to deny the existence of the supernatural in their midst any longer;

We have won another art award, with “Ekaterina and the Firebird” image, art directed by Irene Gallo, Tor.com, January 2014. The news was a big surprise for us, we are very honored and grateful for this prestigious award. The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.
The 2015 Chesley Award winners, for artwork produced in 2014, were announced at the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), Spokane, Washington, USA on August 19-23.
Thank you so much to ASFA and all our fans! we're very proud!

We created a series of illustrations for Middlebury Magazine to accompany “Modern Love”, an in depth exploration of the desire for emotional commitment amidst the hook-up culture of college life.“Increasingly discouraged by her failure to engage in a committed relationship in college, a young woman decided

We are very excited to inform you that our two entries (Father Christmas, Among the Thorns, client: Tor Books US) have been shortlisted by the jury for the World Illustration Awards 2015, competition organized by the prestigious AOI (Association of illustrators of London) in partnership with Directory of Illustration. Here all 2015 WIA shortlisted: www.theaoi.com

Our new image for The New York Times Sunday Review accompanies a loving Op-Ed piece “Mom: The Designated Worrier” by Judith Shulevitz, about the challenges of being the family’s Worrier-in-Chief. Our artwork has appeared on the cover of the newspaper print edition on Sunday, May 10, Mother's day 2015. It is online on www.nytimes.com.

We are very happy to announce that our new illustrated book "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare published by Black Cat Publishing, is now available! More info on www.blackcat-cideb.com. There are 11 full page illustrations. About the cover art titled "The Antonio's thoughts": The Antonio's fate is tied to the fate of three merchant ships.

We were nominated for Best Interior Illustration. The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists has announced this year’s Chesley Award finalists. Our nominated work is the illustration “Ekaterina and the Firebird” by Abra Staffin-Wiebe; Tor.com, January 2014. 
Thank you to Irene and Abra! The complete list of 2015 Chesley Award Finalists: www.asfa-art.org