A creative storyteller across various media, Katherine has many years of experience in video, design and illustration, and has recently begun to work in games. They received a BA Hons in Visual Communications and History of Art & Design in 2013 from the National College of Art and Design.
Examples of below available to view on request.
Illustration & Comics
Anthologies - Editor
HOME, A Comic Anthology on Belonging in Ireland, 2022. Edited an anthology of work by artists and writers who have made their home in - or who have a close connection to Ireland - through 12 stories about home and belonging. A Dublin Comic Arts Festival publication, supported by the Arts Council. Available to buy here.
Wheely Cool Skate Zine Vol. 1, 2022. Edited and designed an open anthology on the theme of skating and skate park activities. A Stray Lines publication, available online here.
Anthologies - Artist/Writer
Comics featured in various anthologies:
Experiment in Experiment, The Comics Lab, 2015.
Specimen in Specimen, The Comics Lab, 2016.
King of the Cone in Stray Lines Vol. 2, Stray Lines, 2016.
Derby Dykes in Wheely Cool Skate Zine Vol. 1, Stray Lines, 2022.
Don’t Wake Daddy Patrick for IrishComics.ie Open Call with DLR County Council, forthcoming 2022.
Other
Personal Publications - Assorted zines and comics, including: Dead End, Midsomer Murmurs, Pudding for Breakfast, An Awful Abecedarium, House of Mirrors.
Dublin Comic Jam - Coordinator of Dublin Comic Jam, a casual monthly event for collaborative comic making, 2015 onward.
Other - Poster, mural and logo creation for various individuals and organisations, examples available on request.
Live Comics Readings - Organiser
The Long Dark Nights, December 2021. Facilitated and organised an online event showcasing Irish comics and animation work, with the help of Illustrators Ireland. A Stray Lines event.
Live Comics Readings - Reader
Creation and performance of animated comics with Stray Lines comics collective. Events as featured reader include:
Fête de la bande desinée, Alliance Francaise, Dublin, 2016.
Fighting Words, Dublin, 2017.
Bram Stoker Festival, Dublin, 2018.
Electric Picnic, Laois, 2018.
RURAL GOTHIC: Vernal Equinox, 2021.
Fête de la bande desinée, Alliance Francaise, Dublin, 2022.
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Also with Caoimhe Doyle as Not Not: RURAL GOTHIC: CULT, 2021.
Illustration
Live scribing and illustration commissions, including:
Cover Illustration, Dublin Inquirer, November 2022 edition.
Zine for Small Trans Library Dublin, January 2023.
DREAMFEEL, 2022 - Graphic design and 2D asset concepts for forthcoming release.
The Greedy Ghost of Badger’s Hollow - game created with team for Global Game Jam 2021. 2D Assets
Ghost Train - game created with team for Global Game Jam 2022. 2D Assets, character design
Where is the New Eve? - card game and online emulator created with Caoimhe Doyle for NotNot.ie, 2020. 2D Assets, gameplay design
Games
Video
THE COOP 2021-22 / Senior Editor
Laya Super Troopers TV - A 28-episode series of short fun educational videos for schools and children, containing multiple segments, VFX/SFX, etc.
AIB Future Sparks 2021/22 - A suite of content about life and business skills for use in schools, many filmed multicam in green-screen using Unreal Engine.
Including: 6x50-minute talk shows, 10x30-minute panel interviews, and many more shorter featurettes.
AREAMAN PRODUCTIONS 2013-2019 / Various
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland - Variously edited, developed, directed and filmed video series for display at the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards ceremony, 2016-2019.
TripAssist & Fusion, Travelport - Developed, directed and edited two advertisements for new commercial offerings from Travelport, 2018-2019.
How to Adult - Directed six episode web series for RTÉ Player, starring Stefanie Preissner. Edited four of six episodes, 2017.
Kevin McGahern’s America - Researched, edited one episode of three-part documentary series for RTÉ2, 2016.
FASHION x TECH, Zalando - Directed and edited video series for Dublin office of Zalando, 2017.
Other clients include - AIB, Ulster Bank, Abbey Theatre, THEATREclub, Cerviva, Ireland Funds, and more
OTHER PROJECTS
The Bee Team - Currently in production, Up On Blue Bridge Productions. Directing and filming feature documentary about Irish beekeepers, 2020.
If Found… - Promotional trailer for award winning game If Found... from Irish game company Dreamfeel and Annapurna Interactive. Editor, 2020.
Wake - Adapted, directed and edited short film based on the play by Deirdre Sullivan, first staged by NoRopes Theatre Company in Galway, 2019. Winner Best Actor, Best Cinematography - Shot by the Sea film festival, 2019.
Rosetta - Music video directed and edited for songwriter Claire Hyland, 2019.
Wild As Can Bee - Micro-documentary about an amateur beekeeper in Co. Laois, 2017.
Face It Again - Edited short film from director Liam Flynn, 2019.
Other - various corporate and event videos, including for Bearing Point, Gaisce and Dublin Comic Arts Festival