DONALD HENDRICKS studied at The Art Students League in New York. He has illustrated over 40 books, including a children's book, Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief, which will be released in 2010. His drawings have appeared in many magazines; his work has been published in the United States, Europe, South America, Australia and Japan, and is collected by the costume departments of Universities and other fashion institutions. His drawings, paintings and collages have been exhibited in a number of galleries and in the Gilardi Museum in Italy, the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

He is a past member of The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, The Graphic Artists Guild and of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.

Paper dolls are my most personal work and are a lighthearted tribute to my own career and to the work of those I most admired.