In Issue #8: Home, we explore homes full of life and living, brimming with dreams and creativity. Discover stories and comics that conjure up the warm and cozy, and others that will bring you to extraordinary places beyond your wildest imaginations.

This issue features a cover by beloved illustrator Carson Ellis. Inside, Carson Ellis and Colin Meloy delve into the appeal of creating from home together, and offer words of wisdom to young, aspiring artists. Nikki McClure writes about how home and nature influence her magnificent cut-paper artwork. Take a peek at the home studio of Melissa Sweet and her process in collage and writing. Hear from Andrew Bird and designer Katherine Tsina Bird on their creative processes. Discover the history of Prussian Blue in an ongoing series by Alexis Joseph and Lindsay Stripling. Read an interview with designer and artist Hillery Sproatt. Learn about designers who reinvented the idea of home in an article by Claire Astrow. Check out DIY activities for making your own woven basket, cardboard furniture, and peg dolls. Plus, discover a recipe for chai spice mix, and find our classic book and music recommendations.

Illustoria is a print magazine for creative kids and their grownups. We celebrate visual storytelling, makers, and DIY culture through stories, art, comics, interviews, crafts, and activities. Our high-quality triannual publication is geared toward readers ages 6-12 and the young at heart. Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.