Katarina Thorsen Art Blog

When I saw this book on my fave site, BrainPickings, I immediately called around the local bookstores and found a copy downtown. From BrainPickings: One of the 19th-century’s most notorious socioarchitectural phenomena were the “insane asylums” that housed the era’s mentally ill — enormous and stunn

PHOTOS COURTESY OF VICTOR BEARPARK I had the honor of first meeting Victor Bearpark at my June 23rd, 2011 art event.  I adore this man and adore his work. I am someone who after many years reclaimed my life with my Camera and a dream so to speak… I want to share as much of that [...]

I just experienced a wonderful evening at the newly renovated Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium at the booklaunch for FOODSLUTS AT DOLL & PENNY’S CAFE by Tony Correia;  illustrated  by Ken Boesem! What a DELIGHTFUL/INSIGHTFUL/MOVING book: Excerpt: The sign in the window read: “Sorry, we’re open.

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. – Arthur Koestler

I am letting the creative process flow through me as I work on the story.  Letting whatever comes out, come out as it needs to.  Editing will happen later. TRUST. – MOLLY- the graphic novel – Many have been asking if they can still contribute to the graphic novel project.  YES PLEASE!  You can donat

Recall my posts: Watercolor tattoos 1 Watercolor tattoos 2 The purchase of a tattoo machine Getting to know the machine Tattooing- taking it seriously Tattooing Step 1: plug it in Tattooing Step 2: testing it out Tattooing Step 3: testing skin markers – Checking in one hour later: Checking in 12 hou

Recall: Saturday visual experimentation Part 1 Saturday visual experimentation Part 2 Saturday visual experimentation Part 3 Saturday visual experimentation Part 4 As mentioned in part 1, I’m experimenting with using a pre-existing book as a journal.  I’m using: Tales of the Batman by Tim Sale. Toda

Recall: Saturday visual experimentation Part 1 Saturday visual experimentation Part 2 Saturday visual experimentation Part 3 As mentioned in part 1, I’m experimenting with using a pre-existing book as a journal.  I’m using: Tales of the Batman by Tim Sale. On today’s re-done, transformed page, I use