Hi, I’m Ramona!
I’m a homeschooling mum of four, an illustrator, and the creator behind RamonaM Graphics & Printables.
What you see here actually began around our kitchen table — not as a business plan, but simply as a mum trying to help her child learn.
How Our Homeschooling Journey Began
My oldest son loved preschool, but partway through his second year, something changed. He began crying and begging not to go. He had wonderful teachers and there wasn’t one particular thing that had gone wrong — full-time school simply wasn’t working well for him.
When he started Prep, we hoped a fresh start would make a difference. He had amazing teachers again and some familiar friends, but it became a year of constant struggle. Very little learning seemed to be happening for him at school, yet during the holidays, when we worked together at home, he would begin catching up.
We worked closely with his teacher, sought advice and tried to find ways to help. All the while, he kept asking to be homeschooled.
Eventually, I realised I was watching a child who was trying very hard but was at risk of slipping through the gaps. After a lot of thought and a year of prayer, my husband and I decided it was time to give homeschooling a try.
And it worked.
As our younger children reached school age, something rather lovely happened — they wanted to be homeschooled too. So what began as a decision for one child gradually became the way our whole family learned together.
We’re not anti-school at all. We’ve had caring, wonderful teachers along the way, and our children will always have the option of going to school if that’s what they want. Homeschooling simply turned out to be the right fit for our family.
How RamonaM Began
RamonaM grew directly out of those early homeschooling years.
I started by making my own fonts to use in our lessons. I wanted resources that suited the way my children were learning, and when I couldn’t find exactly what I needed, I began making it myself.
Fonts gradually became graphics. Graphics became learning resources and printables. And somewhere along the way, the things I was creating for my own children became resources I could share with other parents, homeschoolers and teachers too.
As RamonaM grew, I had the opportunity to work alongside a small group of other artists. Those early collaborations became an important part of my own creative journey too. I learnt so much from working with them, particularly about taking an idea from an initial sketch and developing it into a finished digital illustration.
Over time, I developed my own style and process, and these days I’ve come full circle — I create all of my new artwork and resources myself, from the first sketch or idea through to the finished product.
That’s how RamonaM Graphics & Printables became what it is today.
Why I Create
My children are still at the heart of what I do.
I know what it’s like to sit beside a child who isn’t connecting with the resource in front of them and think, There has to be another way to teach this.
That’s why I want the resources I make to be more than just pretty. I want them to be useful, inviting, child-friendly and genuinely enjoyable to learn with.
Today I create original clip art, fonts and graphics for teachers and resource creators, alongside ready-to-use educational printables and activities for children.
Whether something I create ends up around another family’s kitchen table, in a homeschool room or in a classroom full of children, I hope it makes teaching a little easier and learning a little more enjoyable.
A Little More About Me
Away from the computer and drawing board, I’m a wife and mum first.
I’m Romanian, my husband is Croatian, and although we both grew up here in Australia, our European backgrounds are very much part of our family story. We met through church, got married, and these days life is wonderfully full with four kids and two dogs.
I’m also a Christian, and my faith is an important part of who I am and how we live as a family.
When I’m not homeschooling or creating something for RamonaM, you’ll usually find me reading, putting a puzzle together, baking something yummy, heading out for a walk, playing with my two younger kids, or having one of those increasingly grown-up conversations with my two older ones.
Life is busy, often messy and rarely quiet — but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Thanks for Being Here
What started as one mum making something to help her own child has grown into something I never really planned.
I’m incredibly grateful that resources first inspired by our little homeschool have found their way into the homes and classrooms of other families and teachers around the world.
Whether you’re here for a font, a piece of clip art, a printable for your child, or a resource for an entire classroom — welcome. I’m so glad you found RamonaM.
