Photos by Alice G. Patterson

Monthly Artist Newsletter

Follow along in my creative journey and hear about new projects I’m working on.

Motherhood Comics on Substack

Nuggets is an ongoing illustrated collection of the lessons, fun facts, and truths I’m discovering about babies, motherhood, and myself.

Behind-the-Scenes on Instagram

Offering as much gentleness to myself today on Election Day as possible. Because what I really wanna do is glue myself to my phone and scroll and obsess and repeat. I voted early (and enthusiastically for Harris/Walz💙🩵), and since have been ping-po
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻🍫
My tiny joys of fall 🍂🍁
Happy book birthday to TINY JOYS! 🎂 Last year my coastal-grandmother-themed guide to savoring the small, good things in life was published. 🫐🩵🌻 It was a pleasure to create that book when I was expecting my own tiny joy (👶🏻), and since then it

Education

  • Anhalt University (Dessau, Germany), Master of Arts in Integrated Design, 2011

  • Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY), Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 2009

Nice to meet you.

I’m an illustrator, author, and hand-letterer living in Upstate New York with my husband, a dog named Tater, and a cat named KittenFace McMittens.

My books include Tiny Joys (Andrews McMeel, 2023); Cottagecore Galore (Andrews McMeel, 2022); Life with Plants (Andrews McMeel, 2021); My Life in Plants (Andrews McMeel, 2020); The Escape Manual for Introverts (Andrews McMeel, 2019); Make Yourself Cozy: A Guide for Practicing Self-Care (Andrews McMeel, 2018); and Don’t Worry, Eat Cake (Andrews McMeel, 2016), which was featured on Canada's Biggest Bestseller List at Chapters Indigo.

In addition to creating books, I work as a freelance illustrator and designer with a variety of clients on branding, packaging design, and illustration projects. I also design my own line of greeting cards, prints and other stationery products, which are sold both online and in brick and mortar shops across North America. My greeting card line is inspired by the sticky sweet, awkward and funny, sometimes emotionally heavy things that are easier written than said.

My favorite things to draw are the whimsical details in nature, my dog, and the ordinary moments of life. I particularly love gardening, Harry Potter, traveling to new places, and baking (current obsession: star bread). When I’m not drawing, you can find me in my kitchen trying out a new recipe, reading on the couch with Tater curled up next to me, checking on my plants, or dreaming of the next place I want to visit.

Let’s Work Together!

For all literary inquiries, please contact my agent:
Laurie Abkemeier at laurie@defliterary.com

For all other inquiries, including freelance and commercial opportunities, please contact me directly at katie@katievaz.com

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