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Katie Blecker Studio

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Katie Blecker Studio

Original artwork, custom pet portraits, greeting cards, and more I'm a freelance artist and illustrator based in Vancouver, BC.

My work typically depicts enchanting imagery of flora and fauna, and is designed to evoke a sense of wonder, warmth, and a bit of magic. I primarily paint in gouache, acrylic, and ink. Lately I've also been exploring digital illustration through Procreate. From 2015-2020 I worked as a professional textile artist, specializing in dyeing and breakdown for many large film and television productions.

I was part of the team at the Dye Dept that was recognized for “Excellence in Crafts - Textiles” at the CAFTCAD awards for our work on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Season 2. You can also find me practicing and teaching yoga (www.katiebleckeryoga.com). I live and work on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples.

04/12/2026

Been back into watercolour lately. Especially Gansai Tambi paints.

ID: photo of an art desk covered in animal and insect paintings and art supplies.

04/06/2026

Ranchman’s Tiger Moth

ID: two photos of a watercolour painting of a tiger moth on textured paper. The upper wings are dark with light spots and the lower wings are yellow-orange with dark spots.

04/03/2026

A peacock butterfly painting made with watercolour and coloured pencils on rustic handmade paper. The last image is a different version I painted five years ago. It’s cool to see the differences between now and then.

01/18/2026

A recent artwork. Made slowly, layer by layer over weeks.

Photos of an art doll called Grieving Moon. It’s made with organic cotton fibre, tinfoil, glue, wire, and paint. The long arms and legs articulate and the figure is designed to sit on a shelf ledge. The doll is a celestial light blue with rosy cheeks, wearing an aged brown robe with a pleated collar.

09/24/2025

Oil pastel on canvas

04/11/2025

Been challenging myself to learn to draw portraits, which is something I’ve always been really intimidated by. I love how this one came out! Used a piece by Rubens as my reference.. kind of a bold move 🤭

ID: photos of an oil pastel portrait of an old man’s face viewed from the side. He has yellow and red tones in his complexion, white hair thinning on top, and a full white beard.

02/14/2025

Swan Cave

A figure wrapped in protective wings. She sits inside the golden cave with tears gently spilling from her eyes. This work is an exploration of grief and the ways we seek comfort and safety.

8” tall, 7.5” wide, 6.5” deep.

Available in my new shop! Save 10% off any of my work til the end of Feb using code YAYFEB.

https://katieblecker.bigcartel.com/product/swan-cave

ID: several photos from different angles of a white swan sculpture whose abdomen has been made into a cave lined in gold. Inside the cave sits a sculpted femme-looking face with wavy short hair, pale skin with rosy cheeks, and a forlorn expression. Her right eye sheds a tear. The wings of the swan wrap around the figure and its head looks downward.

01/20/2025

The Swan Spectre: a talisman for intuition and connecting to the spirit world.

Mixed media wall sculpture. 10x13”

ID: six photos of a handmade sculpture. It is a swan with tattered, wide-spread wings and a long ghostly tail. The surface is highly textured in cream, grey, and pale blues, with tarnished and worn gold highlights on top.

01/11/2025

A pig talisman wall sculpture.

This is my largest sculpture yet at 13.5x10”. In seeking ways to connect to my German heritage, I created this pig as a good luck charm. In the German tradition, pigs symbolize abundance and good fortune. My dad would always give us marzipan pigs called Glücksschwein (good luck pig) in our stockings at Christmas time.

This piece will be available for purchase very soon, when I open my new online gallery!

ID: several photos of a mixed-media sculpture of a pig’s head with an antique, well-worn Victorian looking lace collar and black velvet bow. The pig is light pink with brown spots and the surface is textured and painted to look aged.

01/04/2025

A rabbit talisman for sensitivty, intuition, and traversing the unknown ✨

Spun cotton mixed media wall sculpture. Available.

ID: several photos of a sculptural wall hanging. The art piece is a rabbit head sculpture. It has one ear up and one down. Its fur is black and it has rosy cheeks and gold whiskers. It’s wearing an antique looking ruffled collar with a black velvet bow in the center. The piece overall has a dark, textured, antiquey aesthetic.

12/28/2024

Portrait of Mr. T

Recent commission 🐈‍⬛ (black cat emoji)

ID: photo of a hand painted Christmas ornament on a flat slice of wood. It’s round with bark all around the perimeter. The portrait features a grey and white cat looking directly forward. It’s tied with a deep blue ribbon.

Second slide features the reference image - a photo of the grey and white cat.

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Vancouver, BC

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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