Meow 63 / Mel Stringer

Mel Stringer is an illustrator from Australia, whose wonderful work regularly appears in Frankie magazine. I adore her characters and beautiful use of colour! She publishes her own little zines and comics, including the  'A Day With Vera Flynn Fern' (about the day of a cat) and makes amazing dolls and so many other amazing crafty and drawn things - you must check out her Etsy shop ! Mel doesn't own a cat at the moment, but she made this self portrait of herself with a Siamese cat especially for We Say Meow. More of her latest work can be seen over at her blog. 

Meow 62 / Jen Collins

Jen Collins lives in Glasgow, where she creates illustrations inspired by people, nature and every day occurrences - they are absolutely lovely and I've been a fan for a long time. Make sure to check out her blog, where she shares more of her work as well as photos of her beautiful workspace and flat - so inspiring! (I'm a little envious). The fantastic Cat Tote Bag and Cat Notebook are available from her Etsy shop. Jen doesn't own any cats herself, but she likes to make feline friends. The cats in the photos are George, Desmond and Biscuit.

Meow 61 / Harriet Damave

Harriet Damave is an artist from Amsterdam. She makes unique hand painted ceramics as well as porcelain delft jewellery, wall hangings and ornaments. There were so many amazing cat-themed items in her two shops (House Of Harriet & Harriet Damave), I had a hard time picking only a few! Her big black cat is called Bessie and was adopted from a cat shelter eight years ago. Check out more images of Harriet's art and life on her flickr page.

Meow 60 / Ekaterina Trukhan

I have recently discovered the lovely work of Ekaterina Trukhan, she is originally from Russia and now lives in London. Ekaterina has recently had a book published called Me and My Cat, published by Macmillan Children's Books,  about a friendship between a girl and her cat. Ekaterina is running a competition to win a free signed copy! All you need to do is leave a comment on her blog answering the question 'why do you like cats?'. Ekaterina will select the winner on July 20th. Her pretty ginger cat is called Moris.

Meow 59 / Nicola Rowlands

Nicola Rowlands is an artist and graphic designer living in Manchester, where she creates her charming illustrations and the products she sells in her Etsy shop.  Her Taco Kitty tote bag was recently featured in Frankie Magazine. She's also a runner, which makes her super cool in my books! (There totally should be a blog about illustrators who run.) Nicola dreams of owning a white cat at some point in the future, but for now she got the best birthday cat cake ever! Don't forget to check out her blog.

Meow 58 / Jordan Grace Owens

Jordan Grace Owens is an artist, illustrator and maker of beautiful paper dolls. Her work is hand-drawn an hand-painted using micron pens, vintage papers and acrylic paints. I've been following her wonderful work for a long time and I'm so happy that she agreed to be featured on this little blog! Jordan recently moved to Charlottesville, where she lives in a mountain house with her boyfriend and their two cats, Bogie and Slaughter. The fantastic kitty-cat dolls are available from her Etsy shop.

Meow 57 / Leah Reena Goren

Leah Reena Goren lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and their adorable kitten Moses. This month she will be graduating with a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design. Leah's blog is overflowing with beautiful work in her loose, painterly style. It lends itself beautifully to textiles as well, just check out the amazing cat dress! Some of her products are available from her Etsy shop, here.

Meow 56 / Audrey Jeanne

Audrey Jeanne is a designer and illustrator from France. She describes her designs as 'minimalist and retro', with many of them featuring cats! Audrey has a beautiful and inspiring blog, showcasing her work alongside photos of everyday life and her Siamese cat Mikado. Her work is available for purchase from her little online shop.

Meow 55 / Amy Blackwell

Amy Blackwell draws, paints and prints lots and lots of cats, girls, foxes, teacups and other loveliness. She's also constantly busy with wonderful crafty projects, including beautiful mittens which are now also available from her shop. Make sure to check out her inspiring blog! She lives in Nottingham with her adorable cat Illya.

Meow 54 / Julia Bereciartu

Julia Bereciartu lives in Madrid where she works as a freelance illustrator. She uses watercolours, inks, collage and also works digitally. I absolutely love her beautiful colour palette and the girls and cats she draws. To see more of her work and many more photos of her adorable ginger kitty Maggie, check out her blog! Prints of her illustrations are available from her shop.