Merrill Rainey Author & Illustrator

Merrill Rainey is a cowboy-boot-wearing, award-winning illustrator, designer, and paper engineer. He is the creator of the Color, Cut, Create Play Sets series. He has served on faculty at the Highlights Foundation and is currently the illustrator coordinator for the Northern Ohio chapter of the SCBWI. Merrill lives in the historic town of Maumee, Ohio, with his family. Merrill Rainey is a cowboy-boot-wearing, award-winning illustrator, designer, and paper engineer. He is the creator of the Color, Cut, Create Play Sets series. He has served on faculty at the Highlights Foundation and is currently the illustrator coordinator for the Northern Ohio chapter of the SCBWI. Merrill lives in the historic town of Maumee, Ohio, with his family.