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And yes, I have a lot of stuff. I collect a lot of old children's books, but they help me out in what I do as an illustrator. I look at the books for inspiration, for ideas, for help. I love looking at how the illustration masters from the 50's and '60's did what they do and wonder how they did it. My 'stuff' helps me become a better artist, if you can believe that!

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What I love about Kate's drawings is that they are so matter-of-fact about what they represent. Bringing out the beauty from the mundane: not unlike Warhol and some of the artists of the Pop Art movement who took everyday objects and made us, the viewers, look upon them as something more relevant than merely 'objects'. Kate's drawings are simple, elegant and entirely addictive. 

Plus, Kate's is über-cool so we gotta give her that!

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