A powerful time of invites, yes’s and important no’s that steer me in the direction I know I need to go. Got a bit overwhelmed
Author: Kat Thorsen
Artist, author, craftivist.
I ruined it.
I was so excited about my 5th birthday party… I couldn’t sleep. I was so nervous that when the day finally arrived, I had a
But lately, the snaps undo too easily…
I can come into a room and lead a group through facilitation and wear the mask of confidence – and indeed I do feel a
Something amiss.
I am tired. So tired. But strangely energized. I am sad. So sad. But I lie here with a tearful smile of contentment. I am
The Varied Thrush.
Found on the front steps of building at corner of Barclay and Gilford, West End, Vancouver. Pencil crayon, watercolour, dry pastel on newsprint. “Dead voices,
… right to be angry…
“Every little creature has a right to be angry. – Little My, Moominpappa at Sea (1965), Tove Jansson
Frog moth studies
Scene from Twin Peaks: The Return, Episode 8
TECKNA MÅLA. My father’s art supplies.
My father, Roar Thorsen (1930-2012), was my first art teacher. I grew up with his paintings on our walls, his meticulous scrapbooks/photo albums, his continuous creative
There is an intoxicating self-indulgence in allowing myself to whine here.
Potato Nose Diaries (nothing has really changed since I started my Potato Nose Diaries when I was 14 going on 15) July 22, 2021 Dear
Slowing down the creative process
Drawing a dead bird from “life.” (It was actually caught by my indoor cat through a small opening in my apartment window on Sept 23,
Alone time in my “backyard.”
My social anxiety is at a great height these days as I navigate all-sorts in my life. So I savour alone time and nature in
What’s the question?
I wrote in my journal this morning- “At the end of the weekend – if I stay quiet – an answer will come.” But I’m
… to thrive as an artist…
From Lucia Joyce- To Dance in the Wake by Carol Loeb Shloss “In short, they were nice women, versions of the angel in the house,
“Stanislaw K. was born in Poland…” Ward notes.
Graphic novel experiments. Pencil crayon, watercolour, ink, coffee, embroidery on newsprint
Bound Heron. (imagined) Part 1
Currently embroidery: Process continues…
Dead Bird Study Part 2
See: Part 1 PART 2: Watercolour, pencil crayon, ink, coffee, beet juice, salt, on newsprint, embroidery. Next up in Part 3 – add writing.
Dead Bird Study Part 1
Watercolour, pencil crayon, ink, coffee, salt on newsprint. Next up: embroidery.
Decomposition study- the mouse. Part 3 of 3
See: Decomposition study Part 1 Decomposition study Part 2 Decomposition study Part 3: Natural watercolours by Caitlin Ffrench, ink, coffee, salt, embroidery thread, vintage beads
Decomposition study- the mouse, part 1.
Using embroidery on the drawing to emulate decomposition and nature “taking back”: