Category: my life

  • don’t worry too much about how you look, worry about how you feel. make art, all the time. If you’re not working on something be planning for the next thing. yes, we can do that, for sure Drink enough water. try to have a decent relationship with at least one family member. Always be reading…

  •   I come from a line of strong women and I need to be strong now. Grannies (and consequently my parents who are first-born– and have a few siblings each) had to raise a brood on their own because their husbands died early. My father is still alive but he’s always been into “escaping” because his…

  • https://soundcloud.com/katarina-countiss/play What is Toxic Love? It’s peer pressure. They wanted to protect us but they didn’t know us. What they showed us and said “this” was not for us and we had to be stronger than our parents’ certainty. They wanted to give us wings when we already had some… they forced these appendages on…

  • Last night, I gave a five minute presentation on Kaleidescopy to an audience of over 500 people! Here are some tweets from the event, Ignite Seattle 26. Get the full story at #is26 @KatCountiss I really enjoyed your talk on art/beauty and starting as an artist ! #is26 Iterate! 1) find beauty in something you wouldn’t expect.…

  • I’m full of joy and wordplay. Some objects resonate with  me because I think about a lot of things, but this Olive Loaf Package takes the cake. I’ve been discussing with my friends the differences between “authentic” and “artisanal” and this bread claims to have both. I couldn’t taste these things, but the packaging helped…

  • Talents storyboarding planning documenting brainstorming Passions information technology, user experience, inspiration Core values originality thoughtfulness ease of use Personal Qualities organized creatively energized problem solver Anything else that’s important to you openness and receptivitiy to new ideas clearly stated objectives sharing of ideas synergy — working in a beautifully tandem system

  • I’m having a stellar time finding new and old things I enjoy. This year has been a wonderful ride and I am looking forward to next year’s exciting moments. This might have been the first year where my creating has outpaced my ability to blog every awesome moment, so here’s a snapshot of my year.…

  • I realized something amazing was happening to me. I found the reestablishment of order. Sometimes, in my head, I fly off and become a fantastic cyber shamaness and dream of glorious wonderworlds with wiggly trees and happy boulders. I realize that it’s important to document works never made. Ideas I  had then fleeted. I find…