One of the main characters in The 8th Island Trilogy is fourteen-year-old Ella. She has an illness preventing her from speaking. Instead of words, Ella uses drawings to communicate. The trilogy includes Ella’s drawings. Here you will find a sample of these illustrations from all three books – Above the Star, Below the Moon, and Inside the Sun. The illustrations are created by author and visual artist, Alexis Marie Chute, and are painted using India Ink on watercolor paper.