When Australian band, Rezzalp, created their album ‘In My Dreams’, they knew exactly where to go for a suitable album cover. Catrin Welz-Stein is a master of dreamscapes and expertly brings together images that would reflect the band’s theatrical and rather quirky music. Catrinarno (in Bubblespeak) revels in bringing together images from Picasso, Klimt, Botticelli and Otto Dix among others, using Photoshop to sew the works of these greats into her own surreal quilt.

There is a cool grace in each of her images, thanks in part to the cleverly-selected sources of reference material, but no less the skill that Welz-Stein employs in bringing them together. Characters gaze directly at the viewer with a nonchalance that puts him/her at ease while taking in the otherworldly scene. “Yes, so we are suspended by our pig-tails in a makeshift balloon: What of it?” – So the expressions of three airborne sisters seem to beg.

In spite of the enormous variety in the subject matter, one of the many strengths of Catrinarno’s portfolio is its cohesion: Although each image and indeed each series (such as “In My Dreams”, “Moonwalk” and “The Storyteller”) is unique, Welz-Stein’s work forever maintains its astral beauty.

The artist studied Graphic Design in Darmstadt, Germany and has worked for a variety of advertising companies, where, interestingly enough, her quirky birthday cards for colleagues put her onto her present path. She now resides happily in Malaysia, where she continues her output of these gorgeous images.
 

_{Silent Night}

_{Soul Sister}

_{Memories and Watch Out}

_{The View}

_{Back to Earth}

_{Sleeping Beauty’s Dream}

_{The Catch}

_{Today He Found Her}
 

This is the ninth in a series of artist features on the RedBubble blog. As the readership for the blog grows beyond the virtual walls of RedBubble, we’re always looking for opportunities to promote artists and encourage more eyeballs to take a wander through the RedBubble hallways. We aim to write posts that show off the best the RedBubble community has to offer, that engage and entertain artists – both on RedBubble and beyond – and appeal to art and design lovers far and wide. If you’re scratching your head, wondering if there’s some method to the madness or if this is an elaborate experiment involving monkeys and typewriters, you’ll find a more information here.
 

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