Michael J. DiMotta is a graduate from Maryland Institute College of Art, where as an Illustration Major, he studied sequential art and illustration. Currently located in Forest Hills, Queens, Michael is making a living as a freelance illustrator and story-teller, with clients that include: Perkins Eastman Architects, Instinct, Scholastic, and many more. Michael has contributed to Tim Fish's on-line daily Young Bottoms in Love and he is currently printing his own childrens' books which can be purchased at small press expos around the country or from his online portfolio.