Textile Illustration with Acrylic, Felt, and Embroidery
About Me
A course by Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez) , Toy Creator
Joined October 2014
About the video: About Me
Overview
“My name is Katerine Gomez. Here I will tell you how I came to the world of needle felting and my beginnings in illustration. I hope my story propels you on your creative path.”
In this video lesson Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez) addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Textile Illustration with Acrylic, Felt, and Embroidery. Learn how to create original illustrations using mixed techniques, from painting with acrylic on fabric and felting with wool, to finishing it all off with embroidery.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello, welcome to my Domestika course. My name is Katerin Gomez. By profession, I am an illustrator, and, by passion, I make dolls. Six years ago I have a brand called Juanamatú. The road to Juanamatú and where you see me now It has not been easy or short. I was always a supremely curious girl and I was destroying, but I always had some parents that allowed me to do everything. I also had a brother and he didn't allow me to do everything. I had a perfect balance between what he could and what he couldn't do. Since I was little, I always liked to work with my hands. My brain und...”
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Course summary for: Textile Illustration with Acrylic, Felt, and Embroidery
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Category
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Needle Felting, Textile Design

Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez)
A course by Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez)
Katerin Gómez is a craft lover and professional toy creator specialized in the needle felting technique. She graduated in drawing and illustration from La Escuela Nacional de Caricatura, the first illustration school in Colombia, where she worked for almost ten years as a designer, teacher, and events and exhibitions organizer. After returning to Bogotá, following a short but transformative experience at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland, she switched up her career and opted for her great childhood passion: creating characters.
Now she combines her illustration training and her desire to tell stories by designing and making unique dolls in her creative toy store, Juanamatú.
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