I'm Kata Qooo, a mixed media lifestyle illustrator

I create mixed media illustrations using paint, ink, collage and analogue mark-making. My work explores mindful movement, wellbeing and the beauty of imperfection through textured, hand-made atmospheres. Across editorial stories, books, food and travel narratives and portraits, I’m interested in images that connect body, emotion and everyday rituals of calm living.

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Mixed-media artwork exploring self-care, vulnerability, and inner strength. Created with watercolor, pencil, ink, and paper cutouts, it visualizes acceptance and healing through symbolic natural forms — calmness growing from imperfection.
Textural mixed-media illustration where landscape and metaphor blend — mountains dissolving into warm flowing tea, painted in calm earthy tones to evoke serenity and quiet strength.
Expressive watercolor illustration of spaghetti with lemon and shrimps — layered textures and hand lettering painted as a bright, summery study in flavor and movement.
Illustrated map of Lanzarote painted in layered textures — volcanic terrain, palms, boats, and terracotta tones evoking heat, stillness, and island rhythm.
Watercolor portrait in cool muted greens, built from soft textures and restrained brushwork to echo reflection, complexity, and solitude.
Watercolor and pencil illustration of a cat stretching in soft winter sunlight — calm, atmospheric, textured to capture stillness and quiet warmth.
Mixed-media illustration connecting nourishment and balance — hand-painted textures and lettering forming a contemplative blend of body, food, and grounded calm.
Mixed-media poster inspired by composting cycles — hand-painted textures forming a quiet, mandala-like meditation on balance, decay, and renewal.