Hi, I’m Kate. I love playing with inks and paper, the more colorful the better!
I specialize in silly, hand-drawn animal characters doing human things. I offer character creation for business mascots, animal portraits, and whimsical worlds where anything can happen. I’m currently working on illustrations for two children’s books. One is about a sweet little snake that has a surprise day inside a farmhouse, and the other is first in a series about little octopus friends who have adventures and fart a lot.
My art style is influenced by the art of Dr. Seuss, Toby Bluth, and The PeeWee Herman Show. I’m energized by classic psychedelic art from the 1960s and 1970s. I love color!
I come from Lebanon, Missouri, and I’ve lived in and around Kansas City, Missouri for most of my life. I was a graphic designer specializing in design for printing for about 30 years, until I faced a couple of major health challenges that made me realize life’s too short and too sweet to spend it settling for second choice.
In my free time, I enjoy walking with my elderly dog, Revan, hiking moderately difficult trails all over the country, reading books, playing Fallout, and cooking with my mom and daughter. I attend a church that inspires me, and I’m a volunteer for Kairos Outside, an international prison ministry. I attend regional Burning Man campouts with my husband and our 10-year-old theme camp, The Rabbit Tribe. Every day is a gift, and I’m so grateful for the amazing doctors who fixed me up so I can do the things that matter to me again. I try to not take a minute for granted.
Shows
2021 Vineyard Creative Imaginarium and Creative Festival, Ontario, Canada
Interfuse 2026—Biohazard Blossoms—upcycled brown paper, acrylic mediums and paints, wire, tape.