Maya Onodera Maya Onodera studied law in Tokyo/Japan and art history in Bonn/Germany. During these studies, she discovered her fascination with picture books. Already as a child, she liked to draw and paint. Now she also started to write stories. A lovel pug named Caesar was her main character. Although he is already gone, he still remains an important inspiration to her. Maya works a lot with paper. Except for writing and painting, she also works in paper maché and origami. She also teaches children and adults to fold their own origami creations. Read More Read Less