Summer is slowly bidding us farewell for another year and there’s a definite back to school vibe on the suddenly chillier breeze. Now September has arrived, be prepared for a busy roster of upcoming creations. I step into my creatrix power more easily as spooky season approaches

While discussing ideas with my client for their Black Shuck commissioned piece, the spark of an idea flashed into my imagination for a more modern rendering of the infamous spectral dog. The idea for the Urban Shuck was born. Read on to follow his journey from blank canvas to life in his very own cityscape...

Catch up with the latest installment of Hannah Kate Makes' Art Journal. Discover her latest artworks based on the legends of Black Shuck, and find out her plans and updates for August.

Interviews bringing you inside the worlds of my favourite creatives. This time, the super talented artist and designer, Rosie!

Now I'm back from our whistlestop tour of The Balkans, I'm raring to go. Read about our final in-person event before our summer touring hiatus, plans and projects for the next three months and take a wander through my sketchbook pages over the past few weeks.

Discover the plans for Hannah Kate Makes in May, take a peek inside her sketchbook, and find out more about upcoming commission availability.

Discover Division 6, the new tabletop roleplay game where your party members take on the roles of powerful sorcerers and psions, who work within the Division 6 unit as law enforcement agents. I was lucky enough to contribute some artwork to this project. Read about the background of the game and how it came into the world.

An update on The Big Move, my first in-person events of the year and a brand new artwork.

This is not the blog post I had planned for this week, but if you’re into real “behind the scenes” updates, this one is for you.

This week’s art journal blog post will catch you up on my creations from January and February so far...

It's time to share my 2025 Word of the Year with you. Although, in true Hannah style, I have two words and one sentence.

Hannah Kate Makes looks back and reflects on 2024, from the world of a fantasy and folklore artist, running a small business in the UK.

It's that time of year again when I get to shout about some of my favourite independent businesses, just in time for the festive season!

Here’s a quick sketchbook tour of my contributions so far for Mab's Drawlloween Club 2024 drawing challenge.

Time to fill you in on what’s been going on in the world of Hannah Kate Makes since my last blog entry in July…

During my mini break so far, I've been thinking about how Hannah Kate Makes needs to move forward when I return fully in September.

Interviews bringing you inside the worlds of my favourite creatives. This time, fabulous jewellery designer and maker, Victoria Close!

interviews bringing you inside the worlds of some of my favourite creatives. This time, wonderfully talented designer and maker, Ben Taylor!

A chamber of curiosity, a hub for research to take place, for secret stories to be uncovered and hidden histories to be illuminated...

Interviews bringing you inside the worlds of some of my favourite creatives. This time, the brilliant embroidery artist Michelle Corbin.