This is Kate, she draws one thing that she buys everyday. Doesn’t matter what it is, a pretzel, a pair of pant, you name it she inks it. What a rad way to document your life. She had a book made of the first three years of her ink drawings, it’s called Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?, I bought it, it’s super rad.
Kate I think your drawings are too much fun.
– She lives in Portland, Oregon, where, along with being an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University, she also makes piles of work about consumerism: zines! pillows! dresses! drawings! paper chains! photos!
Starting in 2002, she photographed everything she purchased (finished in 2004). In 2004, she started drawing all of her credit card statements until they were paid off (finished in 2010). In 2006, she started drawing something she purchased everyday (still drawing!). She also is drawing your passwords, mix tapes, stolen goods and yard sale signs. Watch out. Ongoing photo projects include documenting sad, discarded thrift store crafts and Portland free boxes. She will also take a picture of the back of your head if you sit in front of her on the bus.
