Kate Slater is an illus­tra­tor liv­ing in Lon­don. Her work is a com­bi­na­tion of flat col­lage and paper, cut-outs, and wire (used to cre­ate a relief sculp­ture). With her bold, eye-catching style, she’s cre­ated book cov­ers, posters, and even done animations.

I find Kate’s illus­tra­tions to be beau­ti­fully com­plex. She seems to have an unend­ing sup­ply of inter­est­ing papers and tex­tures, and uses their color and tex­ture that com­pli­ment each shape, mak­ing her work stronger as a result. Her char­ac­ter design can­not also be ignored; each char­ac­ter seems to have an elec­tric per­son­al­ity and is ener­gized by the tech­nique Kate employs.

I am in awe that Kate makes her work by hand. It’s so detailed and at times so intri­cate that the sheer crafts­man­ship will keep me look­ing at her work over and over again. There is sophis­ti­ca­tion in her work that appeals to both chil­dren and adults — a large audience.

All images via her web­site.