Cover Photo: Photograph courtesy of Elizabeth Haidle
Photograph courtesy of Elizabeth Haidle

Art as Therapy and Benign Vengeance: Elizabeth Haidle, Catapult Artist for January 2019

“I’ve wrapped my business model around my kiddo and his schedule and changing needs. That has been a decision I’ve never regretted.”

As part of our Catapult Artist program, Nicole Caputo, Catapult’s art director, sits with December’s #CatapultArtist for a conversation on art, creativity, and the artist’s life.

Illustration by Elizabeth Haidle for Catapult

Photograph courtesy of Elizabeth Haidle

I, Parrot

Illustration by Elizabeth Haidle for Catapult

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Photograph courtesy of Elizabeth Haidle

Illustration by Elizabeth Haidle for Catapult

The Pipers

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Illustoria

Illustration by Elizabeth Haidle for Catapult 


Nicole is the Creative Director of Catapult, Counterpoint Press and Soft Skull Press. She is also the co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design. She was formerly VP, Creative Director at Hachette Book Group. 

Awards include a  Silver Cube from the Art Director's Club/The  One Show for Creativity, Communication Arts, Type Director's Club, AIGA/NY, HOW International Design, PRINT Regional Design, the New York Book Show, the National Gold Ink Awards, London International Creative Competition, STEP Design Magazine, and the Publishing Professionals Network.

Instagram: @nlcaputo Twitter: @NLcaputo