Katie Makes Art

Austin Based Photographer, Painter, Laser and Textile Artist. etsy.com/shop/KillerQueenJewelry

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Every year about this time, I go back through my photography of the year and pick my favorite portraits. I did a lot of photoshoots in the first 4 months of 2018, and then nothing! Still, I managed to get a few good images of my gorgeous friends. In 2019 I'm planning to do 52 portraits (1 every week!) so next year this will be a more elaborate post. #portraitphotography #photography #portraits #canon https://www.instagram.com/p/Brp6GRNF-oZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uxk4se3zcgn0

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The Matriarch House, for #🌙WITCHES, the show I'm co-curating at @recspec.gallery. The show opens two weeks from yesterday, with over a dozen women and non-binary artists contributing works. My piece is 13 houses I've been filling with tiny treasures, ephemera, and decorations I've made. Check out @recspec.gallery for more information. #assemblageart #witches #witchhouse #artshow #recspec https://www.instagram.com/p/BoWoueuBdWs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g8wr66syz2j5

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🎃💀🐱🦇👻 Is it Halloween yet?! I'm working on stocking up on all these designs for wholesale and markets. Some are listed on #Etsy, but I can also do sales via PayPal or Venmo, so just DM me for details. #lasercutjewelry #laseretched #handpainted #Halloween #everydayisHalloween #gothjewelry #witchyjewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/BnXQX6kBFGX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1555cbowh4iru

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A few months ago I cut out a couple more of these wooden snakes and waited to have time to play with them. Of course, that time never appears when you are self employed, so I made myself take 15 minute breaks during a busy day and do a little doodling for fun between finishing other jobs. Black craft acrylic and @poscagallery paint pens. #lasercut #handpainted #snake #🐍 #thepaintedmenagarie #tinydoodles #doodles #floralsnake

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Happy birthday, Ray Bradbury! Tattoo of him as the Magician tarot card on me by the amazing @a_alonzi. #RayBradbury #TheMagician #favoriteauthor #tattoo #tarot

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For the last several months, but also for the last four years, I've been working on an art piece I've been calling the Witch Houses. The house shaped shadow boxes have been thrifted, and I fill and arrange and decorate them with witchy miniatures I've collected in nature, or found in antique stores, or repurposed. Each house has a theme that has emerged over time, or appeared in a dream, or come from a fairy tale. The finished works will be on display at @recspec.gallery for WITCHES, opening reception October 13th. I am also co-curating the show. There is a featured stories album on my profile for more behind the scenes work. #🌙WITCHES #mixedmedia #assemblageart #3Dcollage #witchhouse #BabaYaga

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Happy birthday, Harry Potter! Let's celebrate with a flash sale of these Deathly Hallows studs- $12 shipped, limited to 10 pairs. DM me to claim a pair! Paypal or Venmo accepted. #lasercutjewelry #laseretched #HarryPotter #DeathlyHallows

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Ellsworth Kelly's Austin, in laser cut acrylic form. I made this a few months ago and kept it on my desk as a reminder to take a break and go see this installation at @blantonmuseum already. I finally did yesterday on impulse, between deliveries to stockists. As a compulsive overworker and introvert, I tend to not go out and see art as much as I know I need to. Art cannot exist in a vacuum, and you need to soak up all the inspiration you can in order to have that creative spark in your life. I'm so glad I finally made it yesterday to sit silently staring at the colorful windows. Swipe through for a few photos I took. #katiegetsinspired #lasercut #handpainted #EllsworthKelly #Austin #art #inspiration #rainbow #colorful

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Fibonacci spiral keychain I made for @jomauartwork, photographed casting a shadow on a rainbow. The concept for these is that you can carry it around and see the golden ratio overlay in real life. #lasercut #laseretched #keychain #goldenratio #Fibonacci #spiral #math

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New earring design! Gothic Cathedral Windows in birch coming soon to some of my stockists. I think I'll do some in black acrylic too. DM if you need a pair now! #lasercutjewelry #laseretched #lasercut #gothic #cathedral #gothjewelry #witchyjewelry #makersgonnamake

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Fun things from this weeks auction. I will probably place low bids on the scissors and glass bead strand because those are actually practical. Though I kind of want to grab some of the others to give as gifts.

When I picked up my furniture yesterday there was a very sharply dressed woman looking at the auction tables. When I took my chair to the car she came out too and was parked next to me and said “oh you got that! I bid on it when it was really low” and said her max for items was $5. I should be more like her.

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"Wife goals or life goals?"

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New #lasercut and #handpainted piece for a cat themed art show at Counter Culture! This is one of the brightest pieces I've ever made. Swipe for details, including subtle tone-on-tone background flowers. #tinydoodles #thepaintedmenagarie #cat #catart #catsofinstagram

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May's #ExperimentalEarringClub design is done! I #laseretched a geometric diamond pattern on birch, them sanded it down and stained it. I've never really played with stain and jewelry design, but I love the way the wood grain and etching stand out more this way. This exclusive design ships out to my #Patreon supporters Monday! #lasercutjewelry #patreonrewards #ArtistsonPatreon #geometric

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Persephone inspired sunset shoot with Allison. I’ve been trying to get back into making art just for fun, and doing photoshoots is a big part of that. When I spend all my time making art to sell, I start to lose the creativity that makes this all work. So this year I’ve made a point of doing photos just for fun, and taking art classes and workshops regularly.

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Over on my Instagram (@katiecowden) I'm having a Friday the 13th flash sale! You can get these black cat studs for only $11 shipped. Find me there!

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Am I too late for the #artvsartist meme? This was really difficult, since my jewelry work encompasses such a weird range of designs and themes. It's a combo of kitschy, spooky, and Texan. I guess that sums me up too.

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Prototypes for new rose necklaces- experimenting with layering paint markers with acrylic paint, seeing how things blend, or don't blend. #lasercutjewelry #handpainted #roses #🌹