Hi, I’m Katie Stack!

Here are 5 quick facts about me:

  1. Teacher turned illustrator (I have illustrated 4 books and dozens of commissions)

  2. Favorite things to draw: Italy, maps, animals (especially dogs!)

  3. My shop has over 50 greeting cards, and they’re sold in stores, too.

  4. Catch my Weekly Artists Newsletter here

  5. Part-time Educator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

And a bonus fact: My assistant Auggie likes to make an occasional appearance on my Instagram.

Clients: Jean’s Apothecare; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Western Australia; Discovery Center of the Southern Tier; weddings in Aspen, Vermont, and Jersey; private commissions for family/pet portraits; custom invitations and thank you’s; custom stationery

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If you’d like to learn more about my journey from teacher to illustrator, read on…

I graduated from Boston College in 2014 with degrees in Elementary Education and Art History. I started teaching right away. I began teaching 2nd grade. After a couple of years, I moved to a new school to teach 4th grade, and I later became the reading specialist. I taught for just about a decade - time flies!

Boston gets a lot of snow, and on many of the snow days, when school would be closed, I would break out my paints from the one studio art class I took in college. It was always invigorating and felt like getting back to my roots.

Then it was 2020 and school was closed for more than just snow days. I continued teaching from my home to my students’ homes, but after 3PM, there was no where to go. So what did I do? Buy new paints! After all, my oil paints from that one college class were now 10 years old! 

So I bought some watercolor half pans, new brushes, and splurged on some cold press Arches paper. I purchased a course on Domestika and learned how to paint Parisian buildings. I kept taking classes, and by 2021 I was signed up for Illustrating Children’s Books with Make Art That Sells. I never looked back after that class.

I knew this was exactly the answer: combining my background as a teacher with my love of art

Katie Stack Illustrates was launched in Spring 2021. Since then I have illustrated 2 books, designed over 50 greeting cards, completed dozens of private commissions, and had my products sold in stores. I joined the illoGuild, an international group of illustrators, and I am also a member of SCBWI. 

I look forward to the opportunity to work with you on an illustration project, wholesale, or just to brighten your day with some cards!

Katie Stack Illustrates
hello@katiestackillustrates.com
Boston, MA

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