Having a baby last year has made me eager to draw life through the lens of motherhood. I find myself uncovering nuggets of awe and wisdom every single day since she came into my life, and I’ve been hankering to document them somewhere. So, I’ve created a Substack publication! Nuggets is an ongoing illustrated collection of the lessons, fun facts, and truths I’m discovering about babies, motherhood, and myself. Despite watching birthing courses, reading baby books, attending newborn care classes, and talking to other parents, my husband and I have been blown away by how much we don’t know, and ..read more

This week has been so full of joy for me. Not only did I get to celebrate Tiny Joy’s book birthday, I’m celebrating my own birthday today! For this happy occasion, I’m doing a Coastal Grandmother giveaway on Instagram! One lucky winner will get a free copy of Tiny Joys: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Coastal Grandmother, an “In My Coastal Grandmother Era” vinyl sticker, and a 5x7 art print with some of my favorite illustrations from my Tiny Joys book. If you’d like to enter, head on over to Instagram: ?Follow me @katiemarievaz if you aren’t already ?Click on the giveaway post and then tag a f ..read more

My next Coastal Grandmother freebie for you is a set of printable gift tags! Perfect for gifting a batch of homemade pesto, which you can find the recipe for in my new book, Tiny Joys: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Coastal Grandmother. You can print these right at home and then simply attach to a gift with some pretty yarn or twine. Click here to access the PDF, then download and print with any home printer. You can use any paper you like, but I recommend something a little sturdy, like card stock that’s 80# or 100# cover weight. Tiny Joys is published by Andrews McMeel and is available wher ..read more

To extend the celebration of Tiny Joys: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Coastal Grandmother’s publication (and since my own birthday is in just a couple days!), I've got a few coastal grandmother-themed freebies I'll be sharing this week! First up is a coastal grandmother digital wallpaper to decorate your phone, tablet, and computer! The pattern is created from some of my favorite illustrations in the book. You can download the desktop wallpaper version here, and the mobile wallpaper version for tablets and phones here. Make sure to check my blog tomorrow and Friday to see what the other free ..read more

Happy Pub Day to Tiny Joys: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Coastal Grandmother, the newest addition to my universe of cozy!? It’s now available everywhere books are sold, including online and at your favorite local bookseller. ? Equal parts inspirational guide, gratitude journal, and self-care activity book, Tiny Joys is full of ideas for how to incorporate the luxuriously simple "coastal grandmother" lifestyle into your day-to-day life, like refreshing drink ideas, cozy coastal outfit choices, farmers market shopping lists, and suggestions for curating the perfect Sunday morning. After all ..read more

You're invited to two local book events! Join me in Owego and Binghamton for two fun book signing events to celebrate the release of my new book, Tiny Joys: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Coastal Grandmother! Tiny Joys will be published by Andrews McMeel on August 29th! Find all the links on where to buy here! September 2nd, 2023 2:00–4:00 PM Riverow Bookshop (187 Front Street, Owego, NY 13827) More Event Details At the event, there will be copies of my book for sale. Each purchase of TINY JOYS will also come with an exclusive coastal grandmother-themed art print for free! The eve ..read more

Happy December! To celebrate the festive season, I created a holiday-themed digital wallpaper for your computer, tablet, and phone! You can download the desktop version here, and the mobile/tablet version here ..read more

Over the last year or so I've been exploring comic-style illustration work to tell stories and share my experiences. I'm excited to share that a recent graphic essay of mine (which is from a larger work-in-progress) has been published on the Food + Grief Project, a special feature on the Unpeeled Journal that explores how our food connects us to those we lost and plays an important role in grief. This personal story is about my experience with finding comfort in cooking and baking when I moved to Germany in my early twenties right after my dad died suddenly. Here's a glimpse at the first few p ..read more

This year I’ve started introducing cute vinyl stickers to my Etsy shop! The 90s kid in my soul has been super excited about these! They are waterproof, weatherproof, scratchproof, and dishwasher safe, so they can even go on water bottles and drink tumblers! Most of my stickers are produced by Sticker Mule. Their print quality has been great so far, they have free shipping, and I especially appreciate that you can test out new designs in small sample orders without having to commit to huge print runs right away. Perfect for indecisive perfectionists like me! I’m really loving how my artwork lo ..read more

Happy September! To celebrate my favorite time of year, I created a fall-themed digital wallpaper for your computer, tablet, and phone! You can download the desktop version here, and the mobile/tablet version here ..read more