The 2010 California Avocado Festival Design Winner

Aaron Friedland
A Los Angeles native with family ties to Carpinteria, Aaron Friedland is a self-taught illustrator who has been visiting Carpinteria and its beaches since he could first ride a boogie board.
As a freelance illustrator, Aaron has created unique posters for elementary schools and playful posters for childrens’ rooms. He is currently illustrating an elementary level English-language textbook. He is also writing and illustrating a children’s book chronicling the work-life of a centipede who sells high-end hats, ties and scarves at a swanky department store. Some of his portfolio can be seen at www.screamingbird.net.
Before illustration, Aaron was an attorney at an environmental nonprofit organization, working for the preservation of open space and parkland in California.
 Aaron enjoys marathon running, playing with his 2-year old and 2-month old daughters, gardening, and backpacking.  In the summers, he can be found enjoying – and drawing - California’s High Sierra.