Education
Felstead attended Chelsea School of Art, where she gained a Bachelor in graphic design. She then studied illustration at the Royal College of Art, graduating with an Master of Arts in 1980.
Felstead attended Chelsea School of Art, where she gained a Bachelor in graphic design. She then studied illustration at the Royal College of Art, graduating with an Master of Arts in 1980.
Felstead commenced her career by creating designs for book covers. Among the authors whose books she worked on were William Golding, Iris Murdoch, Isabel Allende, Nadine Gordimer, and Alice Walker. She has produced artwork for advertising campaigns, packaging, T-shirts, opera, ballet, television, magazines, greeting cards and books
Felstead"s commercial clients have included British Airways, Channel 4, Ballet Rambert, Fiat, Oxfam, Lynx (the anti fur trade organisation), Walker Books, Barclays Bank, the Glastonbury Festivals, Penguin Books, Radio Times, and The Body Shop.
She also created the cover illustration for John Martyn"s 1984 album Sapphire. Her artwork has been shown in many exhibitions in Britain and abroad.
Cathie Felstead lives in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.