Katie Marks is from Dayton, Ohio. They started drawing at a young age, with their main medium being graphite from a BIC mechanical pencil. Before becoming a working artist, Katie's career started with owning a food truck and cooking professionally. After health issues forced the business to close, Katie shifted their attention to art. Since then, they have developed skills with digital design and have expanded into stop-motion animation. They've done portrait work, commercials with original music, animated music videos, artwork for independent films, YouTube channel introductions with original theme songs, show posters, and artist management. Currently Katie lives with their fiancée Rae and two cats, Alice and Steve in Lexington, KY.