Michelle “Bunny” Watkins
(919) 961 7598
mwatki34 @charlotte.edu
About the Artist
Michelle “Bunny” Watkins is an illustrator from Raleigh, North Carolina, who enjoys engaging in elements of fantasy and nostalgia. The process of her work is rooted in her love of light-hearted and whimsical imagery, such as childhood plushies, fairies, and jesters. Through the use of colored pencils, watercolor, and acrylics, Bunny produces vibrant and colorful illustrations.
Her artistic focus includes themes that are often light-hearted and whimsical. Images such as flowers, fairies, and plushies often appear in her work. The use of traditional media, such as colored pencil, used in many of her works, combined with whimsical themes, creates an engaging scene that she hopes will uplift viewers’ hearts and inspire their imagination.
Bunny is graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts and a concentration in Illustration. She is currently working on illustrating her first children’s book, “The Recess Lesson,” by Beth Pressley. She looks forward to continuing to illustrate children’s books as well as teaching art to elementary school children.
Experience
Beth Pressley’s “The Recess Lesson”
UNCC BFA F 2025 EXHIBITION
It’s Bo Time Everywhere Bojangles Support Center 2025
Career Center Art Exhibition