Catalina Estrada Uribe
AGE: 31
JOB: Graphic designer and illustrator
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain
SOFTWARE USED: Illustrator and Photoshop

There’s something quite enchanting about Catalina Estrada’s work. She creates other-worldly scenes with an aesthetic borne out of Illustrator’s array of gradients and fills alongside her own fascination with nature.

Although currently based in Barcelona, Estrada was born and raised in the countryside in Colombia. “Now that I live in the city I realise how much I miss that contact with nature – all its colours and its life,” she says. “Nature has a great value to me and always takes part in my work somehow.”

Estrada’s mother is another key influence: “She has a sense of colour that I’ve never seen before,” says Estrada, who also admires traditional folk art for its spontaneity and colour.

To date, Estrada’s biggest challenge has been an exhibition of her works, and she plans a further exhibition this year. She’s currently illustrating the story of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp as part of the Die Gestalten Verlag title 1001 Nights.

To find out more about Catalina Estrada Uribe’s work visit www.katika.net