{"id":112,"date":"2021-03-25T23:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T03:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/art-in-the-makerspace-21\/?p=112"},"modified":"2023-01-18T15:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:39:46","slug":"introducing-kat-valery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/art-in-the-makerspace-21\/kgvalery\/introducing-kat-valery\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Kate Valery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello there, my name is Kat. I’m a CS and RBE Major from New Jersey. Even though I’m from New Jersey, I would usual spend my weekends in Philly since I live 10 minutes away. I would usual hang out with art friends at events then or just explore the city. It then makes sense that through my work that I enjoy drawing\/making anything related to cityscapes and robotics.

I’ve worked with digital art for what is coming up on 7 years, and it’s been very easy for me to lean into using my computer for artwork. My family is very tech focused and my computers over the years have become my most powerful tools. You might also find me saying that I’m a “3rd generation digital artist”. This is partially true as my father has experimented with more modern programs and my grandmother worked with early digital art programs. My first drawing tablet was actually handed down to me from my grandmother, and while I’ve stopped using her old tablet, I still use a lot of art supplies that she left behind.

While digital art is my main focus, I enjoy working with physical media such as fabric to create stuffed toys. I use Adobe Illustrator to create my templates and prototype the design in paper. After I think that the paper prototype is close enough to what I want, I size up the template, depending on what the plush was, and cut out the pieces. I then sew them all together, stuff, and then you have a little buddy to hug. “Little” seems a little bit of an understatement as one of my most notable plush projects was about two and a half feet tall. Since I wasn’t able to bring my fabric collection with me to campus, I’m trying to get into amigurumi, or crochet plush making. It makes storage a lot easier for me and leaves me with a lot less waste. I’m excited to do some work with it and get back to making robot plushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve dabbled in other media as well, and gearing back more towards digital art, I’ve been trying to finish an animation. I’m keeping it more on the down low until it’s getting towards the end of finishing it since it’s such a beast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello there, my name is Kat. I’m a CS and RBE Major from New Jersey. Even though I’m from New Jersey, I would usual spend my weekends in Philly since I live 10 minutes away. I would usual hang out with art friends at events then or just explore the city. It then makes sense… <\/p>\n

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