THE SKINNY ON A FATKAT | VALERIE CORMIER

Valerie Cormier is vastly becoming an emerging artistic weapon here at Fatkat. Not only can the girl draw like the wind, but she can also sculpt and animate too. A true bringer of life! To celebrate her and her work I decided to bring back "The Skinny on a Fatkat" series. So once a week I'll be hitting some of the crew up for some art and conversation.

Valerie, believe it or not has just joined our krew this past winter and surprisingly enough, she's slapped Keith Dury in the face at least a dozen times since. Amazing!

Some of Valerie's drawings, so much fun.

Valerie's usually pretty focused at work and quietly works away on her deliciousness, but once in awhile you can finder her doing silly things.


Here's a recent MSN conversation with Valerie:

GENE- FATKAT says (2:45 PM):

How long have you been working at Fatkat?

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:45 PM):

3 months

GENE- FATKAT says (2:46 PM):

Nice, we love you too Val' you're great!

What are you working on right now?

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:46 PM):

lol

supernormals ep.133

GENE- FATKAT says (2:46 PM):

Ah yes SuperNormal, that's a cool show.

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:46 PM):

yessss

GENE- FATKAT says (2:46 PM):

how do you find it?

GENE- FATKAT says (2:47 PM):

Do you find it hard?

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:47 PM):

At the beginning, omg, yes for sure, but right now, it's a bit easier

GENE- FATKAT says (2:48 PM):

I remember when you started, you've come along way, you should be proud of yourself!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:49 PM):

yeah but I have a lot to learn

I'm not done

GENE- FATKAT says (2:49 PM):

A true Artist never is!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:50 PM):

lol you're right

GENE- FATKAT says (2:50 PM):

Why did you start drawing on those little cards? They're amazing by the way, I love your art.

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:53 PM):

thanks I dont really know why I start drawing on small cards, I remember one day, I looked at some flyers and I saw a little book where you can put business cards, and I the book was cool, so I baught it and begin to put my smaller draws in it

GENE- FATKAT says (2:53 PM):

well, they're lovley!

Very inspiring!

I love chainsaw kitty

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:54 PM):

and I just kept drawing to fill my book, and I hated drawing small, so it was like a test for me

GENE- FATKAT says (2:54 PM):

nice, always like a challenge eh?

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:54 PM):

thanks me 2 I like chainsaw kitty lol

yess

GENE- FATKAT says (2:55 PM):

heheheh - I'd love for you to do a big painting of him here on one of the walls of the studio. I'll supply the paint! Now I just have to convince Doug to let you off of SuperNormal for a day to do it!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:55 PM):

OMG sure I'm ready at anytime

GENE- FATKAT says (2:56 PM):

Awesome!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:56 PM):

yeah wall painting

GENE- FATKAT says (2:56 PM):

HAHAH!!

So Val', what is something you'd like to change here at Fatkat? It can be ANYTHING at all.

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:57 PM):

to change........ ......

GENE- FATKAT says (2:57 PM):

yeah... ANYTHING!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:57 PM):

I'm kinda happy the way fatkat is right now

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:58 PM):

the other day, I was thinking to put a big slide where is the poopdeck, to slide down from the poop deck

GENE- FATKAT says (2:58 PM):

hahaha!

I'm with you on that one sister!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:58 PM):

stairs are sometime boring

GENE- FATKAT says (2:58 PM):

indeed!

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:58 PM):

LOLLLL great

GENE- FATKAT says (2:59 PM):

Is there anything that you like best about working at Fatkat?

VALERIE CORMIER says (2:59 PM):

it's the people

everyone is so cool

GENE- FATKAT says (2:59 PM):

heheh.. I'll tell them you said that!

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:00 PM):

and the studio rocks

lol nah dont tell them

GENE- FATKAT says (3:00 PM):

hahahah

Well, they're going to see this conversation on the blog.

is that ok?

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:00 PM):

sure

GENE- FATKAT says (3:00 PM):

eheheh ok!

GENE- FATKAT says (3:01 PM):

Where would you like to be in 5 years?

GENE- FATKAT says (3:02 PM):

A designer at Pixar? - a storyboard artist? A director!?

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:03 PM):

well, I really don't know.......

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:04 PM):

I want to be at Fatkat in five years

GENE- FATKAT says (3:04 PM):

AHAH!!

NICE!

You will be girl! I'm sure of it~!

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:05 PM):

greeeeat

GENE- FATKAT says (3:05 PM):

Well thanks so much of your time Val'!

I appreciate it!

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:05 PM):

you're welcome

GENE- FATKAT says (3:05 PM):

Don't tell Doug that I stole you away! HE'd kill me!

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:05 PM):

LOLLLL

VALERIE CORMIER says (3:06 PM):

If he doesn't ask me, I won't tell him

GENE- FATKAT says (3:06 PM):

hhehhe

More art, so much fun!


Chainsaw Kitty! (who wants t-shirts!?)
Weird Chickens! (I think!)

We love Val, she's awesome. One of these days you'll see her TV shows all over the place, she's got sucha great style.

Much Love,

Gene.