Art of KATYBATS Katie Bast (now Katie Shellhammer) is an acrylic artist from northeast Pennsylvania. Professionally known as Katybats, she specializes in the gothic/horror style. Her canvas paintings are morbidly beautiful with a sense of humor. Her original wooden creations called ZOMBICATS gained popularity in 2018. She started sell her canvas work online in 2004. Katie’s unique style has a worldwide fanbase, and with the help of social media, hundreds of Zombicats and canvas paintings have found homes. Katie is entirely self-taught and draws inspiration from the dark side of the human experience
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