Hi, I'm Zsa Zsa
(a.k.a. Matahari Indonesia)
a Visual Storyteller & Worldbuilder crafting children’s books, comics, and creative universes with heart and imagination.
About
Hi there, I’m Zsa Zsa (or zsami), an author-illustrator and 2D visual artist based in Bali, Indonesia. I'm a Storyteller of Multiverses and Universe-builder crafting intricate worlds across picture books, comics, and narrative IPs & design.🎨 I illustrate children’s books for leading publishers
🧠 I write & develop multi-genre fiction (children books, slice-of-life, mystery, supernatural, psychological)Let’s collaborate, create, or connect.
What I Do
✦ ILLUSTRATION ✦
Children’s Books · Comics · Editorial · Covers · Branding✦ COMMISSIONED ART ✦
Custom Illustration · Character Portraits · Personal Projects✦ STORY VISUALIZATION ✦
IP Development · Concepting · Characters · Visual Worlds✦ COLLABORATION ✦
Licensing · Merch · Narrative Direction · Educational Media
Featured Works
Fun Facts ✨
✦ My real name means Indonesia's sun. Literally. Figuratively. Existentially.
(You're welcome.)
✦ I’ve illustrated over 40 children’s, teen and novel books plus comics.. and counting!
✦ My dream is to build a world where stories, visuals, and heart collide.
✦ Currently juggling deadlines while rising a tiny human. I'm a proud mom.
✦ Background in Visual Communication Design. Obsessed with good storytelling, appealing visual, and chocolate.
✦ Junji Ito & Neil Gaiman retweeted my fan arts! 😭😱
✦ A die-hard fan of My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way is my hero) & One Piece (forever Team Straw Hats!)
✦ I often get story ideas from my dreams. Literally dream-fueled storytelling. Maybe.. I dream what I’m meant to write.
✦ My friend said I should work at DreamWorks since all I do is sleep and dream like it’s a full-time job
✦ I run on imagination, midnight musings, and the occasional existential crisis.
✦ Secret cat whisperer.
✦ Most of my projects start with “What if…?”
Contact
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