Heather Hardison a letterer and illustrator in Berkeley, California. She was born and raised in North Carolina and graduated from College of Design at North Carolina State University in 2009, with a degree in Art & Design. After graduation, Heather moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue a creative career. In 2010 her food blog, Illustrated Bites, launched her illustration career. That same year, she began apprenticing at New Bohemia Signs, and worked as a sign painter for the last 5 years. Heather is the proud book momma of Homegrown: Illustrated Bites from your Garden to your Table (Stewart, Tabori, and Chang 2015.) Homegrown is a fully illustrated guide to growing & cooking seasonal produce, which she wrote, illustrated, and designed.