Matthias Bonnici is the Creative Director for an optical company and is a Freelance Graphic Designer in New York City. He reads a lot, often uses his graphic design talent for evil, is covered intattoos and paints Warhammer 40,000 miniatures in his spare time. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Illustrator Alison Cardinale. Arietta is his first book. He has also designed the book’s cover and page layout. He is currently writing his first children’s novel Anne, and designing and creating the artwork for his haiku book 17 Syllables.