Lea Zalinskis is an illustrator whose work is made entirely from hand-cut paper, with a focus on animal/nature-based themes and letterwork. She has created label designs for Rhetoric Coffee and Malduguns brewery, a membership card design for Oakland Public Library, and contributed extensively to various animated works on the Emmy Award-winning television show HITRECORD ON TV. She regularly designs greeting cards and art prints, and does custom work on commission.