{"id":64,"date":"2019-12-20T10:21:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T10:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge304.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:02:54","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maikeplenzke.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hi there,<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maikeplenzke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/p1-img-4.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0156197543757444;width:485px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>thank you for visiting my Portfolio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is <strong>Maike Plenzke<\/strong> and I&#8217;m a freelance illustrator from Berlin. In my studio full of plants, I love to do colorful illustrations for book covers, magazines and other exciting projects. I have also ventured into comic books together with author Flora Grimaldi, which were published in France and Germany. When I&#8217;m not drawing, I love to learn new skill, longboarding in the sun and watching a movie on the couch with my husband and dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to work with me or just want to say hello,you can get in contact via email:<br><strong>Contact: maikeplenzke(at)gmx.de<\/strong><br><em>Assignment related e-mails will be answered immediately.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be wonderful if you could include as much information about the project as possible like <strong>the size and number of illustrations, context and timeline <\/strong>in your email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Exhibitions\/Group Shows:<\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong>2021<br><em>&#8222;Begegnungen&#8220; (Encounters)<\/em><br>Neurotitan, Berlin<br><br>2015<br><em>&#8222;Iceland Residency Exhibition&#8220;<\/em><br>Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis<br><br>2014<br><em>&#8222;The Mystery Show&#8220;<\/em><br>Rotopol, Kassel<br><br>2013<br><em>&#8222;Rolemodels&#8220;<\/em><br>Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis2013<br><em>&#8222;In Place&#8220;<\/em><br>Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><br><br><br><em>2012<\/em><br><em>&#8222;Girls &#8211; Fact and Fiction&#8220;<\/em><br>Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis<br><br>2012<br><em>&#8222;The Ultimate Disaster Show&#8220;<\/em><br>Rotopol, Kassel<br><br>2012<br><em>&#8222;Tarot, Mystics &amp; The Occult&#8220;<\/em><br>Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis<br><br>2011<br><em>&#8222;Supervillain&#8220;<\/em><br>Rotopol, Kassel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">Clients include:<br><br>Penguin Random House<br><br>Simon &amp; Schuster<br><br>Scholastic<br><br>Macmillan<br><br>Harper Collins<br><br>American Girl<br><br>Disney Hyperion<br><br>Gl\u00e9nat BD<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there, thank you for visiting my Portfolio! 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