About the Author

Boo Paterson is a Scottish artist and illustrator, creating papercuts, paper sculptures and pop-ups. Her work, which has been displayed at the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Art, is conceptual in style and often influenced by real-life news events. She was shortlisted for the 2016 World Illustration Awards and has been featured in media world-wide, such as the BBC, Fox 5 News, House & Garden, The Week, ITV News, the Daily Mail and Buzzfeed. She has also collaborated with former Topshop milliner, Lilly Lewis, on a range of vintage-style hats, inspired by New York's skyscrapers. Boo divides her time between Scotland and New York.