Katie Coxall

Martin Belam  by , May 8, 2021

I was very upset this morning to learn that Katie Coxall passed away yesterday. If you’ve been on the same corners of the internet as me you’ll undoubtedly know her work as mushybees, and she was the person behind the distinctive caricatures we used at UsVsTh3m and Row Zed.

Rude, funny, fiercely political, she brought a huge amount of silly joy into people’s lives and I know she will be much missed.

There’s a fundraiser for the hospice where she passed away, and a fundraiser for the young family that Katie has left behind, if you’d care to contribute.

Stupid fucking cancer.

Martin Belam  by Martin Belam, May 8, 2021
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