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“Every moment in life becomes a treasure hunt for inspiration”: Sirin Thada, Catapult Artist for January 2020

“I love that I get to read vivid stories, collaborate and connect with thoughtful and kind people, and learn new things all the time.”

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Illustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult, as featured in Kim O’Connell’s “Seeking Sacred Spaces in Vietnamese New Orleans”

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Illustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult, as featured in Lauren Alwan’s “Are You Really Sisters?”

Illustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult, as featured in Mo Perry’s “My Journey from ‘Spare Parent’ to Stepparent”

allowed me to explore different media and techniques, and also bond with internet friends and colleagues—which will always be the heart of the project. Without each friend who was willing to invest their time and share their stories, the project couldn’t exist! I’m always very grateful for that.

Going digital is very helpful for tight deadlines, and makes changes much easier, of course. But now that I have a little bit of a breather coming up, I’m looking forward to slowing down, working more by hand again, and refining my “toolkit.” Working with my hands and creating actual, physical art, will always be my first love, and I don’t want to stray too far from that.

Photograph courtesy of Sirin Thada

Illustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult, as featured in Nadia Owusu’s “Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer Won’t Fix Your Racist Company Culture”

Illustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult, as featured in Claire Foster Rudy’s “Venus Conjunct Saturn”