Yuko Okabe (she/they) is an illustrator and cultural worker playing at the intersection of "h-whimsy" and community engagement. She has used art and design in her many cross disciplinary projects in affordable housing, healthcare, urban design, food justice, and community development. She also likes making characters, stories, curriculums, murals, and other colorful things. She is currently a studio artist at the Boston Center for the Arts and an Artist-in-Residence with The Eliot School focusing on food justice and illustration. She's an amateur oatmeal influencer @yukoats and a member of her niece's highly exclusive sticker club.