Book Design, Layout & Formatting
Tauma Lobacheva
Tauma Lobacheva is a creative designer and community artist based in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. As a migrant herself, her understanding of Aotearoa’s culture has been a growing journey, one that continues to shape her art. She believes that stories and spaces can together build a sense of belonging, and her illustrations often become gentle bridges between people, places, and memories.
As the Creative Lead at Catalyse, a community development agency, Tauma brings over ten years of experience in media and graphic design, holding a Postgraduate Diploma in Media Design from St Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts. Her creative work spans several countries:
- Supporting integration courses in Germany;
- Placemaking projects in Aotearoa, including The Kūmara Awards 2024, community initiatives in Mairangi Bay and Hibiscus Coast;
- Playful public projects such as audio walks and Chalk-Walks.
Tauma also is the illustrator for The Wind Between Mountains, a book in the Roots & Wings series. Her illustrations capture the invisible threads that connect two worlds — a shared breath across mountains and seas, woven through wool, wind, and memory.
Beyond her creative work, Tauma finds joy in windsurfing, hiking, swimming, reading, and singing — ways of staying close to nature, rhythm, and freedom.
