She also taught writer's workshops, and eventually relocated to Washington state. Her books and short stories drew the favorable attention of the public and awards judges. She soon sold her first stories and by the late 1970s had become sufficiently successful as an author that she was able to pursue writing full-time. She attended community college during the Black Power movement, and while participating in a local writer's workshop was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop, which focused on science fiction. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Extremely shy as a child, Octavia found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.Īfter her father died, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. She lives in Austin, Tx with her husband, daughter and two dogs.Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. Katy is represented by Adriann Ranta Zurhellen at Foundry Literary and Media. She is also the illustrator of Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers, written by Taisia Kitaiskaia and published by Seal Press. She has completed two painting residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and was a finalist for the 2015 Hunting Art Prize. It has been published in a number of books including Fantagraphic's Beasts! and The Exquisite Book (Chronicle Books) and Dark Inspiration II (Victionary), as well as in numerous publications such as Juxtapoz Magazine and New American Paintings (no. Her work has exhibited throughout the United States and in Canada. Katy Horan is an illustrator and fine artist with a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design (2003). With legal services, social programs, bond assistance, and an advocacy team focused on changing the narrative around immigration in this country, RAICES is operating on the national frontlines of the fight for immigration rights.” Meet Katy Horan “We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees. Tiny Showcase will donate 15% of our profits from sales of this print edition. Other print release by Katy: Vile and Black of Heart & She Wept So Much…, 2019. Please allow an extra 3 business days for processing. Please allow three weeks for the completion of your custom, hand-made frame.Īlso available with custom-cut, museum matting for standard size frames. The hand-made frames are made from locally-milled wood with inlaid splines in each corner for added strength. Framed artwork is archivally matted and hung with UV-protective glass. The original gouache paintings were created for the book Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers written by Taisia Kitaiskaia and illustrated by Katy Horan.Īvailable hand-framed in maple with archival mat and glass by Vermont's Joel Taplin of Taplin MFG. The artwork has been printed on a heavy 290gsm natural white paper. An edition of 100 of each painting was created by Tiny Showcase and ship with a certificate of authenticity. Both prints measures 6 inches wide by 8 inches tall and the artwork measures 5 inches wide by 7 inches tall. Butler & Mary Shelley is a limited edition set of archival prints by Katy Horan.
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