About Me

My name is Ellia Ana Hill [with my surname formerly Domena] but am known on the internet mostly as Greenbeanbaby. I'm a 28yr old cut paper illustrator who also happens to be a wife and a mother, with a slight addiction to coffee.

My days are filled with raising two beautiful kids, a 5 year old boy and a 2 year old daughter. While that is my full-time job, my nights are spent in my studio creating cut paper illustrations for freelance jobs [all the while sipping on coffee]. At times, especially during a creative block, I look to my xbox 360 for some competitive thrill. Game on!

I graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2002 with a BFA in illustration. During that time, I'd discovered that I hated to paint, disliked charcoal and pastels as a medium, and was horrible at realistic and still life drawings. However, I also found that I am addicted to and in love with paper. I prefer an x-acto blade to a brush. I enjoy cutting out cutesie characters out of paper, creating colorful illustrations, whether its for a client, a friend, or for my own shop.

At this time, I am working on several freelance projects including a children's book, rubber stamp designs, and stock illustration. I am also in the process of setting up my own online shop filled with greenbeanbaby designs, where my kids are probably [as always] my biggest inspiration.

Currently I live in Milwaukee with my talented husband, my two kids and my two cats. We collect dvds, video games, books, comics, toys, retro goodness, records, and paper. We all enjoy superheroes, cartoons and homemade cupcakes.