Artist Spotlight: Michelle of CreatureType

Hi Koi Story readers! My name is Michelle, blogger at CreatureType, and this is the culmination of my manic, childhood creativity. The Big Book of Cats.

The Big Book of Cats is a sort of encyclopedia of anthropomorphic cat girls. In 1998, I was 11 years old and decided to make a 200 page encyclopedia of anthropomorphic cat girls. I drew each girl and listed a bizarre survey of personal information about them--name, age, eye color, fur and hair color, home state, and even their paw prints. Kids are so weird.

Although I tried to hide the book very deeply in the junk piles of my childhood bedroom, I couldn't bare to actually part with it. I knew one day I would be able to look back and enjoy the hilarity and besides that--I actually finished this thing. All 200 pages! For me, a chronic procrastinator and lazy bum, that is incredible. To this day, The Big Book of Cats is one of the only illustration projects I've ever seen to completion.

The Big Book of Cats is now a weekly illustration project on my blog. In August, I made a vow to honor this horrific piece of literature and redraw every cat girl and post a new drawing along with the original for the internet's amusement!

You can check out all the girls so far here and follow along with each new drawing every Wednesday on CreatureType!

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I think Michelle is a wonderful and talented illustrator and I fell in love with her Big Book of Cats project that she has been working on and I thought you all would enjoy it! Hope you did.

Blue and black checkers

what i wore:
modal shawl cardigan from American Apparel (buy here)
cream cap from Forever 21 (buy similar here)
Thrifted black and blue checked dress (buy similar here)
black tights from Target
black Blowfish wedges from DSW (buy similar here)
dconstruct resin bangles from DMAC gift shop (buy similar here)

This is what I wore yesterday! I love this checkered shirt dress I thrifted. It even had the tags attached! It's so easy to style, and I can already think of ways to remix it.

So, today should have been a complete snow day for me. There were over 200 school closings, but my school of course chose not to. I'm still trying to decide whether or not it's worth the drive. We shall see!

Anyways, I'm already starting to get pretty busy with schoolwork. It's all exciting and stressful at the same time. I want to make this my best semester yet and it's my last chance honestly since it's my last semester and all.

Tell me about a favorite thrift find of yours, or a snow day story!

Last first day of school

what i wore:
Thrifted polka dot top (buy similar here)
maroon cardigan from Target (buy similar here)
navy flare skirt from Gap (buy similar here)
black tights from Target
Thrifted gold loafers (buy similar here)
Gold arrowhead ring from Moorea Seal (buy here)

Say hello to the newest intern at Paste Apparel! I'm really excited about this opportunity. I will provide more details at a later time. Anyways, this is what I wore on my first day of school, well my last first day of school for undergrad anyways! It feels pretty good. I decided to lay my clothes out a week in advance to save myself from indecision. It's working pretty well so far!

What do you do to keep organized?

My first Dear Creatures dress

what i wore:

light grey Anne Klein coat from Yonkers (buy similar here)
Dear Creatures dress from Summerland (buy here)
black modal cardigan from American Apparel (buy here)
black tights from Target
Bandalino cognac booties from Yonkers (buy similar here)
Girl About Town lipstick from MAC (buy here)

I can't believe I start school tomorrow! This is been a long b

reak, but now that it's ended, I feel like it never began. Doesn't it always feel that way? I'm ready to go back and finish though!

This is my first ever Dear Creatures dress and definitely not my last. I love the neutral colors and the beautiful collar. It is just so well-made and perfect. I can't wait to style it again already!

My boyfriend, his family, family friends and I went to see Book of Mormon today! If you get a chance to see it, you better take it. It definitely lived up to all the hype.

Oh, and last night I got the chance to go to the Savior Magazine launch here locally. The magazine was beautiful done. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of it. Silly me, I forgot my camera, so the only souvenir we have is this photo of me and my friend.

Have you seen any musicals lately? Tell me about them!

Wish List: BB Dakota

(clockwise from the top)
1. Diella Dress
2. Delaine Dress
3. Coraline Dress
4. Morrow Dress
5. Rylan Dress
6. Jensine Dress
7. Nico Dress
8. Celeste Dress



(clockwise from the top)
9. Catrall Coat
10. Suki Blazer
11. Davida Coat
12. Berkley Sweater
13. Stiles Top
14. Zamora Dress
15. Flore Dress
16. Sam Sweater

So I want basically everything on BB Dakota's website, but I was somehow able to narrow it down to my favorite sixteen items! Enjoy.

Which one is your favorite?

Arnold Chan Pattern

This is a little something I have been working on recently. I like being able to see my process, from the photo that inspired me to the sketch to the different iterations and the final image. I think I want to continue making patterns and some online art.

I hope that one day soon I will learn to screen print, because I think I could make some really cool things. I want to finally be able to start my own shop to sell some things.

Thoughts?

Ad Space giveaway!

Hello Koi Story readers! I am happy to announce that I am doing a relaunch of my ad spaces. I decided to only go with one size, 175 x 175. I also lowered the price to $15.00 per month (discounted bundled offers available as well) and I am continuing to use Passion Fruit Ads. You can view my sponsor information here.

To celebrate this new relaunch, I would like to give away two ad spaces to two very lucky readers that will run 3 months each. All you have to do is enter through the rafflecopter widget below! Giveaway winner will be announced via e-mail. Enjoy and good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Anchors aweigh!

what i wore:

sheer anchor top from Target (buy similar here)
hat from Target (buy similar here)
Tumbleweeds Handcraft wood veneer sunglasses from Fab (buy here)
modal shawl cardigan from American Apparel (buy here)
navy flare skirt from Gap (buy similar here)
black tights from Target (buy here)
Bandalino cognac boots from Yonkers (buy similar here)
Candy Yum Yum lipstick from MAC Cosmetics (buy here)

I am head over heels in love with these sunglasses. I think they may be my new favorite pair. They are so adorable and crafted beautiful by Tumbleweeds Handcraft. I also have my eyes on this pair, the details are just so lovely. They might have to be my next splurge when I can afford it!

Tell me about your favorite pair of sunglasses!

Letterz

what i wore:

letterz skater skirt from Nastygal (buy here)
black v-neck tee from Forever 21 (buy here)
modal shawl cardigan from American Apparel (buy here)
black tights from Target (buy here)
black wedges from Blowfish Shoes (buy similar here)
Girl About Town lipstick from MAC Cosmetics (buy here)
vintage Dooney & Bourke purse (buy similar here)

I wore this outfit to run errands in. I feel like it's comfortable, yet stylish. I've been noticing that I'm using small touches of colors to accent my outfits and I like it. I did some much needed thrifting and wandering around Target today, and then came home to sketch and hangout with my friend. I cleaned almost the whole basement yesterday, and it feels so nice! A clean home really is a happy home.

What's your favorite comfortable, yet stylish outfit?

I could live in this cardigan

what i wore:

Modal Shawl Cardigan in black natural acrylic boucle from American Apparel (buy here)
plaid sheer top from Target (buy similar here)
black tank top from Gap (buy here)
black leggings from Target
Off-white hat from Forever 21 (buy similar here)
glasses from Sunglass Warehouse (buy here)
lipstick from MAC in Camden Chic - limited edition
Dolce Vita Marcel Loafers (buy similar here)

I am in love with this cardigan. So in love that I haven't taken it off since I got it in the mail AND I decided to order a black one. It's just so comfortable and everything I want in a cardigan, you know?

Oh, and if you follow me on instagram, you know that today is Day one of a juice fast that I am doing to cleanse my body. This will probably be a 5 day fast, unless somehow I decide to go for longer! My last juice fast was about four days, so this shouldn't be too bad!

Do you have a favorite cardigan!? Tell me about it!