What is Cat Dog?

Hi! I'm Cátia Chien.

I work in children's books and feature films. When I'm not in the studio, I'm raising a wild 7-year-old and trying not to break more teeth during deadlines. (True story.)

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You can subscribe to my newsletter for Free, Paid, or as a Founding member.

Free Tier - the experience of listening to an unstructured and free flowing conversation with me on life & art

Paid Tier - the experience of being in a focused group mentorship with me on picture books and feature films. Industry insights that help you navigate both worlds.

Founding Members - the experience of being in an intimate creative cohort with me. Direct access, monthly AMAs, deeper discussions, and community support as we grow together.

a small sample of each tier:

1. Free Tier: Life & Art Dispatches

• Making art while raising humans

• Managing creative energy through perimenopause

• Travelogue/ comics

2. Paid Tier: Mentorship

• Money talk: rates, negotiations, actual industry numbers

• 30-day art challenges

• When to fire your agent (and how to find a better one)

  

3. Founding Member: Artist-to-Artist

• Monthly live AMA sessions

• Industry guest conversations

• Private mentorship community in discord

• Input on future topics

Who is this for?

• Visual artists

• Publishing creatives

• Film industry artists

• Art directors

• Working artist parents

• Industry professionals exploring new paths

• Teachers and mentors seeking real-world insights

• Self-taught artists breaking into the industry

• Creative parents and life-balancers

• Mid-career artists facing transitions

• You and Your creative friends : )

This isn't a "how-to" newsletter or a highlight reel. It's the stuff we whisper about at industry parties and cry about in bathroom stalls. It’s also about community building and being here to celebrate making things together. Raw, real, and radically honest.

Come sit with me?

A little more about my work:

Here are a few books I’ve illustrated:

Some nice things my books have received:

• 2 Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators

• 2 Golden Kites from the Society of Children’s Book Illustrators

• Green Earth Book Honor

• Schneider Family Book Award

• Publishers Weekly Best Book award

• Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children's Literature

• Librarians' Choice list of the 100 best books

And a few films I’ve worked on:

THANK YOU!