In this episode Mark sits down with another hidden jewel of Burlingame, Mariko Jesse.  Mariko shares with Mark how she was born in Japan, grew up in Hong Kong and studied art in London at one of the most prestigious art schools in the world. Hint, you will have to listen to the episode to find out the name of the art school.  Her work consists of illustrations for cookbooks, interiors, murals, windows, picture books, maps and lots more.  She has an online sketching and illustration class as well, found on the Creative Bug website. 

This is Mariko's 30th year working as an illustrator.  With over 3 thousand followers and 6 thousands posts on instagram, Mariko must be doing something right.  Please join us for an interesting conversation. 

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This episode is also available on youtube, audio only:  https://youtu.be/2JOHNGXZAJQ