Samantha Dion Baker is originally from Philadelphia, where she grew up in a family of artists. She attended The Cooper Union in New York City, where she studied everything from design to printmaking. Baker spent over twenty years working as a graphic designer in Toronto and New York City, with a strong focus in the art world. In her early forties, she began to draw again, and through a regular sketchbook practice, she transitioned from designer to artist. Now a fulltime illustrator, artist, and author, her favorite thing to do is wander the city streets and travel with her family, drawing all of the things she does, eats, and sees in the pages of her sketch journal. Baker lives and works in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.