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Kat Macleod - Inspiring Artist
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 03:06PM 
The Cocktail by Jane Rocca, Drawings by Kat Macleod I came across Australian based illustrator Kat Macleod's work when I went to Philly (Philadelphia, PA) this summer for a day trip. My hub and I took the two hour drive out to Philly to attend a craft fair that was happening in the Philadelphia convention center. However, it wasn't at the craft fair, where I did see so many varied (glass, jewelry, wood, fiber) and wonderful artists/crafters that I saw her work. In fact, it was in the most unlikely of places that I saw my first Kat Macleod piece! I was in Reading terminal (One of my fave Philly spots) taking a break and getting some lunch when I walked by a cookbook shop and I saw this book sitting by the register.
Upon closer inspection I was mesmerized instantly at the this illustrator who was fusing the world of fine art and craft majestically in her delicate watercolor illustrations.
by Kat Macleod Her fluid fine line is perfectly accented with a vibrant sense of color and design. Part fashion illustration, part fabric and paper collage, Ms. Macleod's work is fresh, inspiring and a lesson to us all to be open minded about materials. You can even ind some hand-stitching in there.
by Kat Macleod Since this illustrator is from Melbourne, Australia, she is having a solo show in a gallery there called Lamington Drive. The name of her show is entitled The Tiniest Spark and boy do I wish I had a trip to Australia planned for this month, because the exhibit is up until November 29th (what a great Thanksgiving trip that would be!). So if you're luckier than me and headed to Melbourne Australia this month, you know one art stop you most definitely have to make!
Upon some more research I also discovered that Kat Macleod also does the illustration for a site called Michigirl which is an Australian based online style magazine site. It looks as though we can get another book illustrated by Kat Macleod too - Its written by Michigirl and is entitled Like I Give Frock Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance.
Reader Comments (6)
I LOVE THIS. oh my, so inspiring. so excellent.
check out this girl, i was totally digging her stuff
http://flickr.com/photos/miss_joanna_h/
this artist is pretty cool but it reminds of your drawings only yours are cooler!!!! yes, I mean it, you are the best artist around, and if anyone doubts it they should go look at some of your sketchbook work on this site!
Very cool! Looks like another "must have" being adding to my list. Thanks for posting.
love the combination of material with watercolor, I've been acutally doing my own experimentations in new directions for my watercolor painting combined with more prints or added physical pieces... so she's certainly an inspiration!
This last one reminds me of Egon Schiele..but textured. Interesting stuff.
great art very well illustrated