Happy New Year!
I hope you celebrated the end of 2024 and welcomed 2025 with the amount of food, alcohol, and enthusiasm you deem appropriate.
My favourite artwork of the month: White Rabbits
I finally drew this piece after having sketched it two years ago, which I’m afraid is not an exaggeration—I have drawers full of sketches, because my main way of procrastinating is to magically come up with ideas for other drawings and projects, so the piles of sketches get bigger and bigger, and I waste my time trying to choose what to prioritise instead of just doing the work.
This one finally made it to the top of the list, as I really felt the need to escape to a quiet place.
I love working on A2 paper, even though it is a little pesky to scan.
Prints available in various sizes here.
My 2024 Highlights
In January, I made mini comics that are now part of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia. A huge thank you to Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons, for requesting them, as, on top of it being extremely flattering, I doubt I would’ve made those strips into tiny books otherwise.
In March, I drew artsy people for the French edition of Vanity Fair.
AD: Géraldine Richard
In May, I practiced drawing with my left hand, using Forbes’ billionaire list to draw 50 free-hand portraits in three weeks. The process was fun, and my hand progressed surprisingly fast.
3. Elon Musk
17. Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers
50. Rupert Murdoch
In June, I let out my inner goth for the children’s science magazine, Science & Vie Junior. This also marked my cat’s first appearance in print.
AD: Bertrand Gamblin
In September, I got to draw my Oma for Bloomberg.com. She was the person who encouraged me to make art the most and I think she would’ve loved this.
AD: Josef Reyes
In October, I tried to get rid of my perfectionism by making one ink drawing a day using a random word as a prompt, which went more or less well. Next time, I’ll do it on A5 instead of A3.
Day 8: Fossil
Day 19: Taste
Day 21: Work
Things I enjoyed in December
These Jerry Edouard boots I spotted in a book about sixties fashion
London post-punk band, Honeyglaze
Schmidt Lebkuchen & decaf Yorkshire tea
An alternative to the Irish goodbye I’d like to see take off worldwide—the Meat Adieu:
The Sopranos
A BBC series I can’t remember the name of
And that’s it for this month! Thanks for being here. If you think this newsletter would be of interest to somebody else, feel free to forward it to them.
Till next time,
I’ve got to go spin my chicken.
Cath
