Katie McCann has a connection to Mallorca longer than to any other place she has lived in the world. It draws her back every year for longer and longer periods. Her Mum lives here and that almost says it all. Katie is a London girl and did her degree at the London College of Fashion. She was a Fashion communicator before the word Blogger was even invented. The Freelance travel world of glossy magazines, writing and styling was her life before marriage, maternity, and motherhood.
Katie was on holiday with her mother at the Es Port Hotel in the Puerto Soller when Mum met Tolo. Katie was 18 and embarking on her university life when Mum moved here, married, and settled. From then on Mallorca was home because this is where Mum is.
Katie is a Collage Artist and works in the San Francisco Bay Area and specifically the University City of Berkeley.
Katies family life thrived USA style. The boys had a great experience in schools, sports, and the wonderful experiences a university centre in the USA could provide. For Katie the experience of ‘Open Studio’ art introduced her to a whole new world. She took classes and time to evolve her artistic direction and today she is amongst the top 10 artists in her field of ‘Collage’.
Katie herself describes what she does like this:
‘With just a pair of scissors, I create intricate, hand cut collages which reflect my Victorian obsession with faeries, flora, and fauna. From my large collection of books, prints and pages that are antique, forgotten and foxed with age, I cut out images, categorize them and then eventually piece them together like a complex paper jigsaw.
My collages are places where beauty is strange, creatures are curious, and a sense of wonder prevails. The female face is central to much of my artwork’.
Katie is now part of the Collage World with a huge following. Collage Art is loved and is an art form used in many cultures. She creates and sells her work to collectors and large organisations who commission her to do large defining pieces to grace their corporate walls. She makes small pieces which can currently be bought in Artesania in Mallorca.
Katie is a working artist and many of her pieces can already be found in homes in Mallorca.
Katie McCann is a Human of Mallorca who hopes you enjoy her work.
