11 ------->12

For you!

Enjoy the table full of tasty things, the little lights in the tree...enjoy of every cliche :) and most of all think of someone who has to spend this christmas alone...you are not alone today!
Wishing all of you a very nice christmas with this little peruvian boy.
Happy he doesn't grow and stay as cute as on the day I bought him. :)

Brooches x 3

 If someone thought that I was sleeping? :)

I have so much work to do, finishing this year in the museum with the lay-out of the ABC-book, remember? and later more;), closing the last classes in the academy of this year with nice christmas-party's, putting my tree, thinking of making my christmas cards, I have still 3 days...preparing these new brooches for my shop and working hard for enough stuff/ cards/ prints for the pop-up store in Antwerp in wich I will be featured and an exhibition in a coffee bar in Antwerp too in February. Don't think I will have time for vacation...however...I'm looking forward to some relaxing days watching snowflakes and drinking hot chocolate.

This three brooches are the first of a huge family. They are made of Polymer clay, handpainted and 100% unique! Soon in my ETSY-shop!
There are still calendars too for someone who is in search of a nice gift! x

My first brooch ♥

Dreamed since ages of it to start modelling my own brooches but I'm still searching from wich base I can start. This one is made of white Polymer clay and it feels comfortable and surely not heavy to wear. I made an imprint and based on that form I brought a 'cat' (how strange no? :) to life in acrylics.  Love her already but still some finishing work to do before I can call it a brooch! What do you think...do I make a family for this cat? Tell me!

Handmade in Belgium

 Lovely things, handmade (or usefull to make things by hand :) in Belgium were brought together in an incredible old abbey close to Hasselt. (east of Belgium). I went with a friend of me and her two daughters and we were very happy to spent our sunday in this place! Full of creative energy, inpspiration and creations. I wanted to bring all my little things together I buyed, so here is my list of 6 artists/shops :

1. ARTEMYSIA / Photography, paintings and brand new badges. The one I choosed has a picture of an old cinema seat, love it!

2. HILDE GROVEN / Illustration and jewelry. I'm a big fan of her work. I bought this time a set of postcards with her illustrations. Earlier this week I couldn't resist to buy a ring from her in a very lovely shop near Gent -------- >PETIT BAZAAR

3. KARLITA / Jewelry and scarfs. Last week I was one of the winners of a giftcard for the fair. I was free to choose some prducts in her shop. I felt in love with 2 badges from felt and a badge and necklace with japanese paper
4. BABS RAEDSCHELDERS / Design, illustration & animation. :) that badge is me!

5 & 6. PAPIERMIER / Lovely webshop with paper goods. I bought some new washi-tape and a very usefull wooden mold to make envelopes out of all kind of papers. FUN!

Ooooh this was a nice afternoon. Now back to monday and all the work! Have a nice week everyone!

Sketchbook Project 2012 - Part 2

 I want to take quite often pictures of this little book as I have to send it back to Brooklyn  in the end of January, to have a nice memory of how the stories were born inside the book. Today no train...so one day of rest for the little one. :)

Meanwhile want to let you know that the Calendar 2012 I created is 'loved' and if you want one don't think too long...go and order yours before they're all sold. Welcome in my brand new Etsy-shop! 

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Sketchbook Project 2012 - Working on cover

Started in my sketchbook from The Sketchbook Project. A huge Sketchbook-project organised by Art-house Co-op. Earlier this year I ordered my little book and choosed the theme Travel with me. My concept is to take it almost every day with me in the train to Antwerp and draw 'something'. I'm a dreamer. And so everything can come true in this book, every journey I want to make. I can draw wathever I want and most of all I will not think to hard while drawing. Just be inspired by the moment, the people on the train, the things I hear and see, and the limited time of 16 minutes ;) I'm very curious what it will be in the end. I have to send back the book to the Brooklyn Library before the end of January 2012.

So, let's make something of the darkest time of the year and I'll bring it all together in this little treasure.

April 2012 will be the start of a big worldtour will start with all the received sketchbooks.

'It's like a Concert tour but with Sketchbooks!' 

El gato Frank

 Last week I joined a workshop 'making your own puppet' in the workplace of Theater Froefroe in Antwerp. First I thought to make a girl like those ones I'm used to draw but suddenly she turned out into a cat and she became more HE :) With a block of foam, scissors, cutters and strong glue we started creating our 'thing'. Yesterday I took my creation to the kids of my saturday-class and they gave him the name Frank. Why Frank is a very good question! Zappa? Stella? Ghery? Anyway...don't try to guess. There are kids for! :) I will try from now to use our 'Frank' to tell them about painters, artists and creators from all over. :) When Frank is talking they are so quiet ;)))

mini-studio with model!

A little dream came true. We bought a mini-studio to make good iluminated photos off all the things we want and mostly those that I create. Just in time for another shoot of my packaged calenders ready to go to a little bookshop-coffeebar in Ghent. This pictures are looking just perfect and so Dalí thought this must be the right moment for a mini-shoot with him:) Incredible this cat! I showed him the illuminated box and immediately he rolled himself up and dreamed already of playing the sleeping beauty. ooooh Dalí :) Look his face! Like a real model. :)))

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Ja! Nog een kleine droom waargemaakt :) Zo'n mini-studio met veel licht voor het maken van superfoto's van alles wat ik wens en bovenal van alles wat ik nog ga maken. Het ideale moment voor een kleine shoot van mijn klaargemaakte kalenders die naar Gent vertrekken. Vanaf vandaag kan je ze daar ook kopen bij Huize Colette, de heerlijke koffiebar-leesbar van Ottelien en Aline. Welkom!!!
Heel fijn om met deze box te werken...die foto's zien er zo écht uit en Dalí moet heel waarschijnlijk gedacht hebben dat dit hét moment was voor een mini-shoot van hemzelf ;) Ongeloofelijk! Ik toonde hem de box, hij sprong er meteen in, krulde zich op in een gezellig bolletje en keek recht in de lens! Haha, zie die blik, hij waant zich een echt model!

The child in me and you

A new illustration for the column of Lily in ZIEZOZON - online magazine (dutch)

And it goes all about don't loosing the kid inside of you and how difficult it can be to live in that

world of 'adults'. Don't forget how it all started!

Fuerza de llama!

The llama is'nt looking that happy, but I'm sure, inside he feels sooooo happy! I'm preparing daily new packages and it gives me such a warm feeling that friends from far away and even very close, friends from now and so many years ago are touched watching my Calendar 2012. I'm making a big point of it to prepare every single package with an unusual amount of love and passion for the art, for the little paper-thing that moves hearts. wowwowwow...thank to everyone for the support. Thanks to all of you! This is just the beginning of something very nice, not big, just good and powerful!
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Calendar 2012!

 Proud I am to present you my first El dibujo del gato - CALENDAR 2012!

and in one breath also the official opening of my ETSY-shop! Huuuuuuuray for myself :)))
I couldn't choose a better day to make reality of all these dreams.
You can only survive the magic year 2012 with this calendar, enjoy every month from a new original illustration that I've created between 2009 and now.
Here I give you a preview of my Calendar, if you are interested to buy than you are very welcome HERE!
For any kind of questions, wishes or thoughts you contact me easily on : kathydewit@gmail.com
See you there!
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Jaaaaaaa! Fier stel ik jullie mijn eerste El dibujo del gato - kalender 2012 voor en meteen ook de officiële opening van mijn ETSY-winkeltje! Ik kon geen betere dag kiezen om deze dromen waar te maken, dus wel 3 x HOERA!
Het magische jaar 2012 is alleen overleefbaar met deze kalender :), geniet elke maand van een nieuwe originele illustratie die ik tekende tussen 2009 en nu.
Ben je geïnteresseerd in deze kalender, dan kan je deze heel makkelijk bestellen HIER!
Heb je vragen, bedenkingen of nog een wens, mail me dan op bovenstaand adres ;)

Click on the image to go to my Etsy-shop