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Stephen Kade grew up basking in the glow of his television set learning life lessons from various wonderful characters and creatures from children’s shows. From there, he developed his love for art and drawing and attributes his continued love of children's media by continuing to hang on to that child that still resides inside him.

Ignoring all the cartoon voices in his head, he chose the practical career route and went to Oakland Community College, graduating with a degree in Graphic Design. From there he has been a professional graphic artist and muralist for almost 20 years. Continuing to follow the passion of his youth, he attended the College of Creative Studies in Detroit graduating with honors and a BFA in Illustration. He currently teaches several illustration courses in the Continuing Education program there.

Learning from his students, he never underestimates the discerning taste that kids have for good stories and pictures. A strong illustration will hook the reader and draw them into the story, no matter the age. More than anything, Steve loves to use his imagination to create delightfully colorful and whimsical illustrations for both the young and young at heart. He finds inspiration from his travels using a diverse body of reference to create images that capture, for the viewer, action adventure, humorous or historical stories.

For now, Steve has settled into a particularly sunny spot near the waters of Walled Lake, Michigan with his amazing wife and daughter. There, he works feverishly to build up his freelance business in graphic design and illustration while dreaming of some day publishing all the children’s books he has written and illustrated . Check out my website at www.stephenkade.com . Please feel free to contact Steve with questions about his artwork or, to just say “Hello.”

Stephen Kade grew up basking in the glow of his television set learning life lessons from various wonderful characters and creatures from children’s shows. From there, he developed his love for art and drawing and attributes his continued love of children's media by continuing to hang on to that child that still resides inside him. Ignoring all the cartoon voices in his head, he chose the prac... More