Katie Watt’s work is inspired by a somatic and tactile relationship with dance and nature. She predominantly focuses on the human body utilizing form, colour and shadow to depict darker themes. Katie spends long afternoons running and dancing through damp mossy forests, singing in summer rainstorms and swimming in rough winter seas. She will often meander off-trail along fallen trees, eating wild raspberries and tucking Nootka rose petals and fir resin into her pockets. Taking experiences and imagery from the environment, she expresses those feelings to invite an emotional response within the viewer.
 
Katie is a Canadian artist born and raised on Salt Spring Island where she is currently based. For more images of my art and creative lifestyle feel free to follow me on Instagram @katherinerachelwatt.