Illustrator Kate Rutter

Growing up on a family-run property near Werris Creek, New South Wales, Kate always made the time to sit and draw even though horse riding and farm work were high on her agenda. Cartoons have always felt like home to Kate, influenced by rural life farming, animals and memories spent with her Grandfather and Pa. These days Kate is the wife of a crop farmer and mother of two girls. She is a self-taught artist whose cartoon and illustrations have kept her busy at home since having her first child.

She has entered her drawings into art shows, completed picture books, and has done varying commission work. Humour is important to Kate and she likes to incorporate it whenever she can.