Hi There!
My name is Catalina and I am originally from Colombia but have been living in Miami for the past 13 years. Growing up I was very exposed to art, since my mom is an artist and I was always the crafty type. Always making something. I painted pretty much all my life and even though I did my major in communications I always combined it with art classes, and studio time.
Redviolet Studio started 10 years ago; back then I used to make murals for kids rooms, and watercolor gift tags. Art has always been my passion and I loved working with children too; so once my first son, Martin (now 10), was about 6 month’s old, I started doing all kind of sensory art and play activities with him: we painted, explored different textures and materials, created with clay, playdough and lots of other stuff I enjoyed experimenting with. And from there on, we never stopped. Then Manolo was born (now 8) and once he started school, I started with Redviolet Studio as a mobile business to bring art, play and crafts to kids ages 1-10. It has been the happiest journey of my life as I feel like I do not ever work. Doing what I do brings me so much joy and I feel lucky to be able to enable so many fun opportunities to learn, play and be creative, while having fun.
I have a wonderful husband, who is a full time artist (www.gonzalofuenmayor.com) and my 2 amazing boys, Martin & Manolo, who have grown to be surrounded by art and fully enjoy the privilege of having a home art studio (my “office”, ha! Lucky me I know!) at home to embrace their ideas, their tinkering and their creativity, always.