Hi, I'm Ali
I'm Alison Whelan (Ali to pretty much everyone), and AW Color Co. is my little coloring book studio.
Coloring is how I switch off. After a long day, sitting down with a page and a handful of pens quiets my busy head in a way that scrolling never does. The books I kept picking up were either too fiddly to relax with or too plain to hold my interest, so I started drawing the kind I wanted to color myself.
I design books I'd want to color myself: bold, thick lines and simple shapes, so they're relaxing rather than fiddly. They're good for a cozy evening, a busy mind, or coloring alongside the kids.
My favorite place to color is the sofa on a dark evening, with a blanket, a hot drink and something comforting on TV. I mostly use markers for big, bold color, with colored pencils for the softer bits, and I'll happily lose an hour to a single page. My rule when I'm drawing is simple: if a design makes me smile, it goes in the book.
If you color one of my pages, I'd genuinely love to see it. Come and say hi: