La famille Victor

In september I started to draw for a very new project. 

It's all about one family, the family Victor or La famille Victor. 

All the stories about them are coming together in little books and every story is conected to a sewing pattern. So you could call it a sewing-soap :)

I was asked by the family to be their illustrator and of course I hadn't to think twice about this question ;)

There is the family and of course WE who bring them all to life!
 Isabelle Finet ( creator of the family), Katrien Annys (graphic designer and creative owner of Jacques Books) and I.
Half january the website will be launched and after that the books will be start to travel to the shops all over!

We are ready to release our treasures!

You are very welcome to follow our last steps to the final release on our Facebook page / LA FAMILLE VICTOR.

Cross your fingers!
We are ready to jump!

Space is were we belong

 

After more then 3 months I guess I returned to my drawing table and  that feels so good!

It was a very hard time, there wasn't yet a spring, the world was like turning in the other direction...I said farewell to my grandfather, he is now somewhere....not to far from us I think. While drawing this there was that song on the radio of Absynthe Minded, a belgian group, 'Space is were we belong'. That makes me thinking that even the dead isn't that worse. Life is good and so this drawing to finish a long period of pain, tears and awfull thoughts.
I'm gratefull for this life and I want to give you these words that I founded through Pinterest :
On the other side of fear lies freedom.
Enjoy this week, your days, this life!

x Kathy

PhotoSHOOT!

Ilse, fotografe met passie, moeder van drie knappe dochters, vrouw van een man waar ze écht alles aan heeft en waarmee ze 15 jaar getrouwd is, ooit nog leerlinge van me en nu een goede vriendin, vroeg me of ik-als illustrator-een reportage wou maken van haar gezin mét een fototoestel. Het idee leek me redelijk gedurfd aangezien ik nog nooit zoiets gedaan had en ook twijfelde of ik dat wel zou volhouden. Zoals meestal, sluit ik op die momenten mijn ogen en gooi mezelf in het donkere onbekende der melkwegstelsels om dan wel te zien waar ik me neervlei.
Wel, het was ongeloofelijk heerlijk dit te mogen doen in het bos waar ik mijn hart verloor sinds ik in deze contreien woon. En of ik erin geslaagd ben hoor ik graag van jullie;) Ontdek de wereld van Ilse op haar BLOG! Dank je Mohamed, Ilse, Chadia, Nisrine en Dounia voor die supernamiddag! ************
Ilse, a photographer with a big passion, mum from three smart daughters, with a husband who supports her in every way and who married her 15 years ago, once a pupil of me en now a very good friend, asked me to make a photoshoot from her family...with a camera. In the beginning I thought I couldn't make that but she was sure and really wanted me to do that for her. I throwed myself in this new adventure while she trusted so much in me.
Now, after the shoot I feel so fulfilled and happy that I did it. My beloved forest was the location where we made the pictures. And now, let hear me what do you think of the result. I'm very curious! To see the work from Ilse itself, check out her blog!