Travelogue

Happy after all

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:38:59 GMT

Happy after all, originally uploaded by La FruU.

My friend Ester made this. She wants everyone to be happy everyday! its so cute. check out the rest of her flickr, very pretty indeed!

el pozo magico

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:25:43 GMT

el pozo magico, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

Working hard on the illustrations for the final book in Meri Ilic´s series for Casa Eslava.

This one is my favourite I think. It´s also the first one that i was able to read in Spanish and understand! yay me! The story had so many wonderful descriptive images it was hard to choose what to draw.

It follows the story of a young iranian girl who suffers an abusive father and suicidal mother. Tough reading, and heavy subject matter. The book deals with verbal abuse, but it ends happily.

In other news, the date of my MissYucki exhibition is drawing near.....eeeeeeek! so much to do, and yuck i´ve managed to catch some horrible germ, and can´t really imagine leaving my heater and laptop to doodle..lazy lazy!

too much excitement over New years i guess!

What i wore

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:56:57 GMT

What i wore, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

good times

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:46 GMT

good times, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

Happy new year & merry Christmas 2010.

We rolled both into one this year!

The Messenger

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:08:38 GMT

The Messenger, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

The Messenger

MissYucki´s first exhibition in Barcelona
C/ Dr. Dou19 Raval

19th january 2010
8pm

apartment love

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:03:16 GMT

apartment love, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

My computer died back in october, it was very sad. She had been feeling poorly for about a year, but kept pushing on. Finally before I went to South Africa, she sighed her last breath. So while hunting for a new one (although I felt conflicted about replacing my old friend) I was using Milos´s computer at the studio. 2 weeks ago that too died. So what is it? is it me??

At about the same time, we moved apartments, and now live on calle verdi at the heart of gracia, which is nice, but noisy. So things have been a little hectic - I have been busy doing DIY and stressing over the lack of computer to do any work on.

It´s interesting because I actually ended up doing quite a lot of real life painting, getting my fingers dirty, and paint in my hair. Quite satisfying really. I have an exhibition coming up in January, so it´s probably just as well that i had to say goodbye to computers in general.

i also learnt how to use a drill, and our apartment now boasts a few more holes, strategic or not, :-)and storage!

this is my Doglet. He used to belong to my neighbor att he old place. One day I came home and saw him (with his whole body) outside their door. they were doing some renovations or something. I oohed and aahed. and wished i could take him home.

the next day i found his head in the trash outside. clearly there was foul play involved. True to my strange african roots, i took him home, and enshrined his head in my curiosity cabinet.

Finally this year I have fashioned him a winter bonnet and he now resides on the wall protecting my missyucki prints

today for christmas, i received a double christmas and birthday present, a new laptop. I´m back online, phewy, just in time to wrap up stuff for new year!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hunny Bunny

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:46:51 GMT

Hunny Bunny, originally uploaded by La FruU.

Photoshoot

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:45:57 GMT

Lafruu 6, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

On Saturday I joined my friend Ester while she was on a shoot. We had fun creating scenes, and characters, in the afternoon light in barcelona. Ester's photos are lovely, go check them out at LaFruU

to the beach!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:26 GMT

to the beach!, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

I had a great break in Kenton-on-Sea while I was in South Africa, the past month. We played in the sand, rescued beach slugs, found a rabies infested baby jackal, went canoeing, had good times with old friends. lovely lovely!

Barcelona Metropolitan October issue

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:58:29 GMT

Barcelona Metropolitan October issue, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

Illustration for the October issue of the Barcelona Metropolitan. I drew the cover and a spread inside illustrating an article on the decrepit state of Las Ramblas, one of the most famous streets in Barcelona's city center.

It was a fun drawing to do. I went down and stalked the ramblas late at night taking notes, and then came back to my studio and sketched up ideas. drawing prostitutes and perverts is not something I do all the time, so it was a little outside my comfort zone, but i had goodtimes with the challenge. man o man.

I struggled a bit with the final colouring. I couldn't quite choose. you can see the other colour fiddlesticks in my flickr. somehow it turned out such a similar colour to the last cover illo i did for them, hmmm weird.

in the end this drawing broke my computer, and i had to go into the metropolitan offices to draw, but it was fun hanging out there, so it turned out excellent.

I'm pretty pleased with the final result, and some people left some nice comments on the barcelona metropolitans facebook page, so yay me!

see www.barcelona-metropolitan.com for the article and more info.
www.katcameron.com

Megans Wedding October 2009

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:37:14 GMT

Megans Wedding October 2009, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

So i have been in South Africa for the past month for my sister's wedding.
it was lovely to be home, Johannesburg was turing purple as all the jacarandas bloomed, the birds were out in fullforce for spring, and there were plenty of afternoon thundershowers.

My sisters and I helped my mom and aunt prepare for the wedding, we threw Meg an awesome hen party in the garden, which i sewed about a thousand scraps of cloth into bunting, which we strung up in the garden. we had sparklers and pimms with cucumber. the evening turned raucous as we ventured out into the night on our own private party bus with full on lazer beams.

the wedding itself was a fantastic vintage affair, all the ladies wearing hats and fascinators. it rained but rain is good luck at a wedding in africa, so it didnt dampen spirits and festivities continued long into the night.

i caught the bouquet, possibly to my boyfriends dismay, tee hee.

penguins <3

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:07:35 GMT

penguins love, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

a little friday penguin love

what i wore today

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:45:31 GMT

what i wore today, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

There is a wonderful group on flickr, which i joined today. Started by the illustrator Gemma Correl, whose little creatures i love! http://www.gemmacorrell.com/

anyway its called "what I wore today" but as she says some people prefer to draw pictures of themselves instead of photographing themselves. myself included...

this is my contribution. My favorite outfit of the moment, i like to call it my zebra zoot suit, even though it's not very zoot :)

go have a look at the rest of the clothing doodles and sketches here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/whatiworetodaydrawings/pool/

the key

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:48:35 GMT

the key, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

still working on the fantasy / fairytale theme. this one just appeared out of nowhere. It may have started with an eye or a finger, i cannot recall. I have named it "finding the key" and I'm sure a million bedtime stories could come of it :)

Girl with the green ruffle

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:48:38 GMT

the green ruffle, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

a little painting i did for no particular reason.

The Frog Prince

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:25:53 GMT

The Frog Prince, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

More fairy tale illustration, this the product of a lazy sunday afternoon. Off to cook some peanut butter curry for dinner now.

Just got back from france

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:59:36 GMT

le, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

I visited france for a few days, strasbourg to be specific....here are some photos from my wanders around town

you can find more in my flickr

The Blue Fairy

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:11:01 GMT

The Blue Fairy, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

Personal Project for my portfolio. I have been illustrating characters and scenes from fairy tales... the blue fairy was always one of my favorites, although I really dislike the story of pinocchio, i'm not sure why, I think I found the idea of a wooden toy coming to life particularly creepy. But the fairy managed to take my breath away, I think it might be because she was blue :)

What are your favorite fairy tales, and characters?

Rainbow Girls

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:10:56 GMT

twogirls, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

So I spent some time this weekend drawing this, a personal project for me inspired really by a collection of vintage spectacles, some of them are being worn by the girls in the illustration. I enjoy drawing girls, maybe because I am a girl? anyway they are quite cute. You can download a wallpaper version of all of them here:

http://www.katcameron.com/wallpapers

maxlet octavius

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:36:02 GMT

maxlet octavius, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

One of my illustrations has been featured in Carpaccio Magazine.
I think they found me on my Flickr, and I think they are always on the lookout for new artists, in their own words, "Carpaccio Magazine is a monthly online publication and a quarterly print publication created to promote the work of 'uncooked' artists: emerging but very tasty artists."

This is Maxlet Octavius, part of a personal book project I illustrated for my friends. You can see the full story, here:
http://issuu.com/kathleencameron/docs/octo

lightning-bird

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:15:44 GMT

lightning-bird, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

I drew this for MissYucki, inspired by tales of the lightning bird, via wikipedia'The Impundulu is a mythological creature in the folklore of the tribes of the Southern Africa including the Pondo, the Zulu and the Xhosa. The impundulu, which translates as "lightning bird" takes the form of a black and white bird, the size of a human which is said to summon thunder and lightning with its wings and talons.' [Wikipedia]

The lightning bird is known to have super special powers, and for being generally creepy all round. Among certain African tribes the Hammerkop is believed to be the lightning bird. The creature only manifests itself as a bird to women and, 'In one instance a village girl described a black bird that ran up her hoe and left claw marks on her body before it flew back to the clouds.'[Wikipedia]

Both the bird and it's eggs can be found where lightning strikes, and parts are often used in traditional medicine, sometimes to catch thieves. Apparently the lightning bird also enjoys a good blood fest, and can be found sucking on human blood, most notably enemies of the witchdoctor. Yum yum! Of course it is also known to seduce naughty girls :) MissYucki read that "In 2005, a South African man was convicted of culpable homicide after killing a two year old child he believed to be an impundulu." [Wikipedia]

Owl in Barcelona

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:31:29 GMT

Owl in Barcelona, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

I love this giant owl on Diagonal in Barcelona. Such big blinky eyes.

bird curse

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:53:11 GMT

bird curse, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

a new pageant princess for www.missyucki.com. I havent done much drawing for MissYucki in a while, so it's nice to take a break from normal life. haha sometimes i feel a bit like her,

she's looking a little wild eyed, the curse must have begun to take effect...

Rea Vaya

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:06:15 GMT

Rea Vaya, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

A while back, I was commissioned to illustrate a comic to help illustrate the new Bus Rapid Transit System being installed in Johannesburg South Africa. The BRT is called Rea Vaya, and based on a system installed in South America. The buses have their own special lane which other traffic cannot use, so become more like a metro system.

I'm interested to see if the project will be successful or not. Johannesburg has been in desperate need of some form of public transport that is reliable and safe, so I'm crossing fingers that this will work, especially in light of the 2010 Soccer World Cup that is looming next year.

Rea Vaya has received good and bad press, residents complain that the roadworks are intruding on their lives, making their commutes longer, and their neighborhoods more dangerous, as traffic is rerouted through suburban areas. The project has also been hampered by Taxi strikes, and is quite controversial in that it hopes to include the taxi drivers into the project, providing jobs, and hopefully minimizing the Taxi problems that Johannesburg has been plagued with.

The cartoon was fun to draw, and was a first for me in terms of it being a mini comic strip. It was also an interesting experiment in that I had to carefully merge my illustration style with the brief - which was more along the lines of a stereotypical educational poster. I hope that I made it a little more interesting through the use of pattern and line work - but i have yet to hear if the cartoon will actually be used although it seems to have been approved.

The whole project is hugely political, and every channel needs to be appeased, so here's hoping that my illustration will grace the bus map flyers! :)

you can find out more about the project here:
http://www.reavaya.org.za/home

Blue eye

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:09:47 GMT

Blue eye, originally uploaded by KatsAsleep.

Taken on a short trip to Holland.