Brand Activations, Live Fashion Illustration & Calligraphy

Edinburgh based live illustrator creating 5-10min bespoke illustrative touches to elevate Luxury retail activations, product launches and media events with memorable keepsakes.

Live Activations

  • VIP guest list fashion illustrations created in 5-8minutes, drawing A5 in scale presented in clear protective sleeve.

  • Fashion illustration created to celebrate the opening of V&A Dundee Catwalk exhibition

  • 3 hour event with approximately 400 guests

V&A Dundee

Frontiers x RIXO

  • Fashion illustrations created live aboard the RIXO Joni bus pop up during Edinburgh Festival

  • A4 1970’s portraits presented to VIP guests during the pop up.

  • Drawings created in 5-15mins.

  • Glasses case monogram personalisation

  • Influencer event with Hood magazine to celebrate new store opening

  • 2 hour event with approximately 50 cases personalised for guests.

Iolla

Luxury Beauty Concepts

  • Seasonal store activation

  • Boxes personalised with botanical monograms in approximately 5-10mins during 4 hour pop up.

Jo Malone London

  • Creative ink landscapes created live in-store for UK fragrance launch of L’eau Papier.

  • Dispersed Indian ink and fine liner on branded Diptyque cards.

  • Gift with purchase, each card could be personalised at customer request with name or message.

  • Each artwork created in 10-15minutes

Diptyque

Laura Thomas Co.

  • Luxury gift card with monogram personalisation for festive pop-up event

  • Watercolour and calligraphy ink artworks with festive wreath and monogram created on branded cards as keepsake gift with purchase.

  • 3 hour event with luxury cards created live in 5-10mins

Inquire About Live Events & Availability.

Logo featuring a stylized "H" followed by the word "beauty" in brown text on a white background. Harrods Beauty
V&A Dundee logo, featuring the letters 'V&A' with 'Dundee' to the right.
Jo Malone London logo in black text on a white background.
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Rixo logo on a dark green background
Diptyque logo with black text on white background
Logo of St James Quarter with white text on a dark blue background.
"The Modern Calligraphy Co." logo in a pink circle with white text, mentioning Kirsten Burke and established in 1997.
Logo of National Museums Scotland with a stylized design next to the text.
"With love, Halston" handwritten text with a red heart drawing.
Cursive text reading 'Sunday Girl' on a white background.
Logo with the word 'fida' in lowercase red letters on a white background.
Fashion Scout logo with stylized cross symbol
Logo with letters 'MW' and 'FRONTIERS' inside a black circle
The letters "ssa" followed by a period in bold, gray font on a white background.
Silhouette of a dog herding on grassy terrain with mountains in the background, enclosed in an oval frame.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Katie offers a range of creative service designed to meet your needs— these include but are not limited too:

    • Teaching, workshops and lectures exploring drawing techniques and fashion illustration/design. From beginners level to UG.

    • Live events/brand activation, from illustrative personalisation (initials and monogram) to live fashion portraits and sketches.

    • Bespoke fashion sketches and portrait commisions.

    • Editorial and illustration for publication.

    • Illustration for campaign and social media usage

    • Illustration elements for packaging.

  • Simply drop me an email or visit website my contact form.

    katie_l_wood@yahoo.com

  • You can reach me anytime via my contact page or email. I always aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

  • Pricing is based on project type and complexity.

    Live activations are booked on a half-day (up to 4 hours) or full-day (up to 8 hours) basis, with packages tailored to your event’s specific scaling, materials and guest volumes. Please get in touch via the inquiry form for a bespoke quote and availability.

    *Please note live work has a 3 hour minimum booking and does not include travel expenses.

  • Katie is Edinburgh based, however, regularly works across Scotland, the UK and remotely.

  • Katie is an seasoned creative with experience of many drawing mediums and surfaces including leathers, boxes and bottles.

    Upon individual request Katie is happy to supply:

    -All drawing materials for your event.

    -Paper/ cards for drawing upon

    -Clear plastic protective sleeves for guests to take away artworks.

    -Bespoke artwork or branded papers for events.