My name is Catalina del Mar
Yeah! It's not my stage name.
I am a Colombian designer and illustrator
interested in children's and youth illustration, as well as surface design.
I have had my own design brand under my name for 7 years (agendas, notebooks, planners, laptop covers, cosmetic bags, pencil cases, purses, etc.) and I alternate working as an independent designer on illustration and design projects.
In 2019, my first illustrated book, called Marie Curie, was published with an independent Bogotá publisher: La Pluma de Lupin, winning a stimulus award from the mayor of Bogotá.
In 2022, two more books were published with the same publisher, under the names: Migrante and Rosa Parks. Inspiring stories about displacement in Colombia and the human rights of marginalized communities aimed at a children's audience.
In 2023, an illustrated manual on study techniques for adolescents was published by an independent Colombian author named Ana Cadavid, an educator interested in new and better learning methods.