And Not Or

Self Directed — Paper, Pencil, Micron Pen, Adobe Illustrator

And Not Or is an illustration series started as a self-directed 100 Day Project. The series explores the contradictions, nuances and false dichotomies of everyday life as a woman in America. Too often we wind up putting ourselves or the choices we make into discrete boxes: this OR that. But the line is never that clear. Women contain multitudes. The project was inspired by a speech given by Kelly Corrigan for The Nantucket Project.

For the full series, view the #100daysofandnotor page on Instagram.

About

katie is an artist, illustrator and product manager based in Oakland. She loves drawing portraits of women to assert who we are and who we want to be. Her illustrations explore the complexity behind concepts like identity, belonging and empowerment through a strong stylized aesthetic. Trained as a journalist and engineer, her work often leverages both words and visuals to empower, unite and inspire women of color. Get in touch: [email protected].