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[2009-05-28 04:08:44 +0000 UTC]
"Caitlin Hackett"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 140; Deviations: 118; Watchers: 4141
Watching: 59; Pageviews: 121086; Comments Made: 372; Friends: 59
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Walton Ford, Allison Sommers, Jeremy Hush, Martin Wittfooth, Beth Cavaner Stichter, Erika SanadaFavorite movies: Pans Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Last Unicorn, Spirited Away, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Favorite books: the Hobbit, The Crane Wife, Of Bees and Mist, the God of Small Things
Other Interests: cats
# About me
My love for animals and nature has shaped my art since I first put pencil to paper, as has my love of mythology. Both tell a story of dramatic, often violent change.There are gods who transform into beasts, or who were born with the heads of animals, and there are gods who cursed humans to take on animal or plant forms as punishment. Mirroring those ancient myths in often grotesque ways we find in contemporary times that animals are being transformed against their will due to interactions with human pollutants, as well as animal testing, deforestation, the draining of wetlands, and the hunting of endangered species. I am interested in the power of these mutations both for their mythological echoes and their dire environmental implications.
Although I had long intended to go to school for wildlife biology I wound up choosing to study fine art at Pratt Institute, where I graduated from the Fine Art department with my BFA. Although I now live and work in Oakland CA, it is the remote mountains and oceans of my childhood that are echoed in my work, my love for the natural world and fear for its loss. As humanity encroaches ever further upon the remnants of wilderness left in the world I hope to allow some sense of wilderness to encroach back upon those people who view my work.
# Comments
Comments: 210
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Your aspiration is even more beautiful than your art. Bravo.
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Such unique and thought provoking work, so beautiful Iβm gonna add your page to my watch list
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I love your piece. so beautifully creepy.
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Glad to have stumbled upon your art, such stunning creations.Β Β
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Your art is incredible 
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Love your artwork I had been interested in wildlife biology back when I was in university too, but my first year bio teacher was horribly sexist and just...well, horrible. So I took computer science instead! Do I dare say what year I graduated!Β Anyway love your art style, some pieces are both creepy and beautiful at the same time.
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I love your art!
It's absolutely amazing and beautiful.
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Your art is lovely! Such an inspiration!
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Woa, super interesting style 
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I love your work and how it's almost woodcut in a way. Really enjoy your style.
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Those cats, and just everything. Love! I have sent you a note
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hi Jody!
so sorry for the slow response, I haven't been using my deviantart in a little while, just realized I needed to come check everything out on here! If you have any urgent questions about my work, commissions, etc, please email me at hackett.caitlin1@gmail.com, I check that every day!
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You are one of my inspirations. When I get my own apartment I'll be hanging your prints through it when I have the money to buy them ^^
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You are so welcome!
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You have an AMAZING gallery.Β I came across you at random, but man, I'm glad I did
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Hello.
I'm making a raffle event here:Β sundayshu.deviantart.com/journβ¦
Would you mind to join or check it out?Β
There's 3 art prizes and points for winner.
you might get the prizes!
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Omigoodness I have been a fan of your incredible work since high school, I didn't realise you were on dA! I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!
YOU ARE AMAZING!! I really look up to you as an artist, your technical skill, unique subject matter, composition, atmosphere and distinctive iconography is breathtaking. Thank you so much for your magical art
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Your art is so inspiring and beautiful! Great work!
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I can't believe just how hauntingly beautiful your work is! Such delicate elements that have come together to create some of the darkest yet subtlest and most wondrous images of decay and regrowth, death and rebirth that I have come across in a long time. The fact that the drawing is done with pen is even more wonderful. I love your combination of materials. I also very much enjoyed the tenderness that you have portrayed the spirits of the test animals with, so much talent. Such wonderful images, congratulations on such magnificent work.
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i've been following your work for a few years now, and you've been a huge inspiration to me. i love your illustrative style, and your fascination with the natural world and creatures that surround us.
i'm sure you get messages like this all the time, but thank you for being such an inspiration, and for making work that really speaks to your viewer.
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I LOVE your art style - it's absolutely fascinating!
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Your gallery is a rare example of masterpieces: I love your work, they're plenty of creativity (:
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Your stuff is amazeballs!!! (Yes, I said amazeballs)
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Your art is amazing. How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?
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