Elise Collet-Soravito is a French-Italian artist who was born in Paris and has travelled all over the world. After graduating from Studio Bercot in Paris she worked as a fashion designer for ten years before turning to illustration. Her distinctive books on culinary arts, Elise et ses 28 Delices and Elise et ses 28 Cocktails, won Gourmand awards for the best French illustrated cookbooks. For the art displayed in the Kartoon Kama Sutra Journal, she turns her attention to the erotic arts, with illustrations inspired by Indian miniatures, adding a whole new spin, twist and turn to the venerable practice of the Kama Sutra.