Catiebelle Bulmer
artist ✿ designer ✿ radical optimist
Exploring joy,
grief, and belonging
through color and play.
LO-FI STUDIO DREAMS SERIES
marker, pencil, & pastel on paper
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My current series "Lo-Fi Studio Dreams" invites viewers into vibrantly colored, whimsical worlds crafted with marker, pastel, and colored pencil. These intimate, dreamlike environments serve as mini sanctuaries for rest and preservation in a turbulent world. The series is deeply influenced by my travels to color-rich India, the processing of my grief surrounding my Father's passing, and the themes of home and belonging. Offering a sense of nostalgic familiarity and wondrous enchantment, each piece encourages moments of quiet reflection, reminding us that we can create our own inner spaces of comfort and resilience.
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TRANSFORMATION SERIES
acrylic on canvas
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My "Transformation" Series features large-scale butterflies painted with acrylic on canvas. Each piece reflects the universal shared experience of the hero's journey, personal growth, and celebrating the transformation of grief into joy, and the discovery of light in darkness. Inspired by my own healing process around my Dad's long fought battle with Parkinsons, these works embrace the beauty of change and the resilience of the human spirit. With radiant colors and striking compositions, the series serves as a metaphor for renewal and an invitation to embrace the transformative power of life’s hardest challenges.
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GODDESS PORTRAITS SERIES
marker on paper
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My "Goddess Portrait" Series is a collection of private commissions, each capturing that individual client's essence as a depiction of their highest self. Using marker on paper, each portrait is set in the client’s favorite environment and surrounded by objects symbolic to them, bringing their most empowered and embodied visions to life. These bespoke illustrations celebrate individuality and self-love, offering a tangible reminder of the beauty and strength we carry within.
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ILLUSTRATION
multiple mediums
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My relationship with illustration began in early childhood, drawing alongside my Dad on the backs of paper place mats in our window booth at my hometown diner. Since then, I have had an unending love of creative expression, preferring to have ink on my jeans and paint under my fingernails. One of my favorite offerings are my custom illustration services tailored to the needs of my small business clients. Whether you’re looking for engaging visuals for your brand, unique product designs, or charming storytelling elements, I bring a playful, colorful style to every project and work in various mediums to create visuals that leave lasting impressions.
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HAND-LETTERED SIGNAGE
multiple mediums
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Whether it’s a charming café menu or an eye-catching event sign, I help businesses tell their story through one-of-a-kind lettering and illustration. In a world dominated by digital design, hand-lettered signage offers a personal, human touch. If you are a small business in the Delaware River Valley community, let's collaborate on bringing a bit more warmth and character to your small business space!
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GRAPHIC DESIGN & ART DIRECTION
multiple mediums
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First impressions matter. Let me help you design a good one! With over a decade of experience working with digital startups to international brands such as Crayola, Kashi, and Procter & Gamble, I now offer my freelance services solely to small businesses who are passionate about making our world a better place. As a brand design consultant, I help guide my clients from initial logo ideation, through full website launches, and in to cross-platform marketing campaigns.​​ With a BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design, an MFA in Advertising Art Direction, and years of teaching as a Professor at the Art Institute of Portland, I now specialize in thoughtful, heart-centered creative solutions that make a lasting impact.
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