Wildkat Studio

Girrrl, I've been BUSY! Here's documentation of my booth set-up for different events I did the past 2 weekends. This year I only did 2 holiday craft market events but they were big ones! Crafty Wonderland at the Oregon Convention Center and Portland Night Market. I really didn't know what to expect and I spent the last couple months making banners non-stop, designing new prints and things (including this *SOLD OUT* new Fish Towel design!) and it was all worth it for how much Portland showed up to support local artists and makers. I had my most successful sales days EVER and I made so many connections with new people. Going from making art alone in my office to talking to people non-stop for hours can be A LOT 😆 but we did it! Thanks @katebingburt for the photo of me at @craftywonderland last weekend at the Oregon Convention Center. And the weekend before that was the @portlandnightmarket ! Thanks @graceandgood for being a great table neighbor at BOTH of these events and for grabbing a pic of me and my set-up. Thanks to @madlymaddiemoto for taking pics AND for lending a hand at Crafty. Also of course thanks to my extremely supportive husband Vinnie for helping me set up for Crafty - he is the head elf to my Santa this time of year (and it's not a weird analogy at all because we're married you're making it weird!) Now that I'm done with these events I'll finally have time to reset, relax, reorganize the colorful mess that is my office space, and continue planning for new projects in 2026 ✨ Thanks for following along with me on this journey! #artfair #craftfair #handmade #risograph #portlandartist #madeinportland #feltbanner #felt

On Saturday I spent the day vending at @sjbizarre ! It was a PERFECT summer day filled with sunshine, cute dogs, great people-watching, and sweet conversations with friends and customers alike 💛 What a fun day. Until next year! You can find me selling art & things at other upcoming outdoor events including: 5/21 Portland Cherry Bombs Game at Lent’s Park @cherrybombsfc 6/13 Portland Saturday Market (weather depending) @portlandsaturdaymarket 6/20 Kernside Street Fair @kernside.pdx 🌲🌲🌲

I’m excited to share a new DJ frog t-shirt and other merch I recently designed for Portland’s @xrayfm ! You can purchase this exclusive members-only merch (available for pre-order) directly through their website at xray.fm. Donate today! The spring fund drive ends this Friday, April 24 🪷🐸🌟 #xrayfm #portlandartist #frogart #freelanceillustrator #portlandfrog

December 25, 2025: Dear Diary, how dare he? My good-for-everything husband handed me an Eviction Notice with a threat to find a space for my growing art practice…or else??? Fast forward 3 months ⍈ Tomorrow I get the key to a little studio space of my own 👼🏻 For the past 2+ years I’ve been working from ½ a small office in our house. It started with just a laptop, then a writing desk, then a bookshelf, then a desk for my sewing machine, then fabric storage, then more storage, then another folding table for craft space, then another computer screen, then bins on bins for vendor market supplies, and now…now I’ve taken over and the art supplies are spilling into every other room of the house. OOPS. The new studio space is just 10 minutes from our house! And it’s the next stepping stone I really need to try out right now. It’s bittersweet because as much as I love working from home, I’ve outgrown our shared office. Mentally and physically I’ve been lacking in room to grow and take a breath - to separate work and art from home life. People have asked me for a studio tour and I always laughed, but maybe soon you’ll actually get one. With this new space, I’m looking forward to compartmentalizing my to-do lists, focusing on just me and my business for more of a work/life balance, and of course decorating my own room ✶☺✶ Weeee! #studiospace #studiolife #portlandartist #sewing #freelanceillustrator

I’m up to my eyeballs in rainbows over here! 🌈🧵🪡 #studiospace #colorlover #artiststudio #sewing #felt

I started sewing felt banners just for fun in 2024 and my artwork has evolved so much in the past 2 years - it’s pretty fun to find something you really enjoy doing and actually stick with it 😆. I’m so excited to announce that @antlerpdx has invited me back for a 2nd solo art show opening in 2 weeks! “Garden Party” will open Thursday, March 26th! A gallery reception will be held from 6-9pm. Featuring some cute animals and plants seen in the garden - you’re going to see color, texture, and whole lotta fringe trim ✂️✨🪡 My work will open alongside the exhibition I’ve curated for Antler, called “Forest & Thread” a group art show which features work from 10 other diverse textile artists. It’s going to be so cool to see everything together in one space! ✨Save the Date ✨ Opening Reception Thursday, March 26th, 6-9pm Free drinks will be provided by @giganticbrewing Antler Gallery 2714 NE Alberta St Portland, OR 97211

Hello! Here’s a piece that will be featured in an art show opening tonight at @fordgallery.pdx . It’s the return of Club V and I’m so excited to join a large group of female artists in honor of Women’s History Month. My swan banner represents grace and beauty, inner reflection and transformation 🦢💙✨🌔 “Swan Song” (2025) Wool-blend felt wall banner, velvet, satin, fringe & tassel trim, thread, brass grommets, 24”x37” Photos by @lexierietze You can catch the gallery opening reception TONIGHT Friday, March 6, from 6-9pm. The show will run through April 19! The Ford Building SE 11th & Division Street Portland, Oregon #portlandartist #madeinportland #feltbanner #galleryshow #swanart

Portland friends, mark your calendars! ✨Thursday, March 26th ✨ is the opening of “Forest & Thread” @antlerpdx FIRST all textile group art show, curated by @wildkatstudio . Our diverse lineup of artists will be exhibiting fabric forest creatures in any array of mediums: needle felted animals, contemporary crochet wall art, quilted works, textile wall banners, and delicate beaded fabric wall hangings. Hope to see you there! First exhibition curated by Kathryn Balistreri @wildkatstudio Featuring works from debut artists at Antler & Talon Galleries: @forum_of_goods @begoodnatured @johamiltonart @secretparadestudio @jules_felt_like_it @annesley.bug @augustandforever @needleandtuft @lindsayfalsoneillustration @papergirlgoods ✨Save the Date ✨ Opening Reception Thursday, March 26th, 6-9pm Drinks will be provided by our friends at @giganticbrewing Antler Gallery 2714 NE Alberta St Portland, OR 97211

“Grey Heron” (SOLD) Wool-blend felt, velvet, fringe & tassel trim, thread, brass grommets 18”x50” Here’s one of my favorite textile banners from my solo collection, “Over the Pond”, which was shown last year at @antlerpdx . When I reflect on this piece and what it means to me, I think of solitude, quiet strength, and an air of hopefulness. A bunch of fun projects found their way to me last year. It was a year FILLED with learning and making. It was really unbelievable. I was usually finishing a project and beginning another one at the same time. It’s easy as an artist because while I love what I can offer (and I need money 💰 haha), but sometimes that means I will say yes to everything that comes my way - even if it means working every day of the week. As I enter my 3rd year of business, I’m hoping to become better at balancing responsibilities and allowing space for personal growth and just plain fun time. Cue: I’m booking custom work a few months out, currently into April/May 2026. Back to this banner and my other works from this gallery show - Fabrics and trims are brought to you by: @millendstorepdx , @benziedesign , @onlinefabricstore , @trimsbytheyard , @joann_stores (I managed to get to Joann’s a few times early last year before they permanently closed, RIP!) and a few independent fabric/trim sellers on @etsy .

Merry Christmas from our little family to yours! (insert train sound) 🚂 💛 Kat & Vinnie Bambi, Maeby, & Bemis Illustration done in @procreate with brushes and paper texture by @retrosupply

AHHHH NEW MERCH AHHHH very excited about this new collection designed by the extremely talented @wildkatstudio !! link in bio 💖 • • • #throwback #new #snoots #americantraditional #colorful #borzoi #silkenwindhound #merch

Hi, I have some really exciting news!! For the past year I’ve been doing some fun freelance illustration and product concept work for a vendor of TARGET. They produce laser cut wood engravings, paint-by-number craft kits, sticker sheets, and so so much more for the Target-owned brand, Mondo Llama. A kit I illustrated last year has been manufactured and is available RIGHT NOW in select Target stores worldwide! This Christmas Countdown Ski Slope Painting Craft Kit features a paint-by-shape scene on a huge 15” slab of thick laser-engraved wood. And I drew it all! The kit includes a set of basic acrylic paints, brushes, and gold number stickers. I loved designing for this craft kit. Stay tuned! I’m planning on doing a little unboxing video and painting one of the kits 💙⛄🌈✨ #target #mondollama #freelanceillustrator #freelancedesigner #artsandcrafts