Edition 2-2010 - Posten Åland

Catharina has illustrated a book series for 9–11-year-olds about the Lundeby IK
football club.
“It has still not become purely a matter of routine to work for
the Journalisten, a fact that I appreciate.”
The widely differing commissions also boost Catharina’s creative
process.
“When I work on two different jobs at the same time, they will
often cross-fertilize and I fi nd inspiration and solutions to one job
in the other, even if the commissions widely differ.”
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES
Catharina also varies her technique depending on her target audience.
“For adult journals, I often use Indian ink but also other
techniques. For my children’s illustrations, I almost always use
watercolour.”
MEDITATIVE
Catharina still likes best to work with picture book manuscripts.
“Then, I can work alone with the material and don’t have to
adjust my work to others. I draw large illustrations, something I
fi nd very meditative.”
She fi nds it diffi cult to get book publishers interested in her
picture book ideas. Together with author Solja Krapu she has,
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“� fi nd working with
picture book manuscripts
very meditative”
however, managed to publish two
children’s books. They have ideas for
more books together in the future.
AN AVID READER
Catharina fi nds inspiration in other
books for children.
“Having children, I automatically
read a lot of children’s books, but I
have always been interested in the
subject.”
She also acts on impulses from
other people and from media.
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH
Catharina is the artist behind this year’s
exhibition cards on the theme Sights.
A commission like the one for the
Åland Post to create exhibition cards