Kjersti Faret (sounds like “Kur-stee”) is the owner and artist behind Cat Coven. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA in illustration. Cat Coven started as an experiment selling different handmade products such as embroidered patches, screen printed patches and shirts on Etsy. Kjersti would alternate her time between a day job, screen printing at the SVA print shop and shipping orders out of her bedroom. With the help of local markets and early social media, Cat Coven was able to grow into a full-time job.
With the pandemic in 2020, Kjersti lost access to her printshop, which forced her to explore outside manufacturing more seriously. A year later, she made the decision to move to Pennsylvania, where Cat Coven was really able to expand.
Kjersti’s early illustrations were inspired by darker, gothic themes. Over the years, she integrated other interests and focused on humor. Now Cat Coven is known for more whimsical designs, but still honors its root inspirations of halloween, witches, fantasy and art history.
Although Kjersti no longer screen-prints, all of her artwork is hand-drawn. She works with trusted production partners in the United States and globally to bring her art to various products. Over 400 retailers carry our products world wide!
Cat Coven is still a small business and currently has a team of three. Meet them below:
2015:
Printing shirts
at SVA
Printing shirts
at SVA
2015: Printing shirts at SVA
Kjersti ✦ Artist & Owner
(she/her)
She is queer and half Norwegian, which is why her name is spelled that way. In her spare time, Kjersti likes making personal art in the form of embroidery, comics and papercut.
Favorite Movies: Swiss Army Man ✦ The Lighthouse ✦ Frozen 2
Favorite TV Shows: True Blood ✦ It’s Always Sunny ✦ The Amazing Digital Circus ✦ Gravity Falls
Favorite Books: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson ✦ The Secret History by Donna Tartt ✦ All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell
Emi ✦ Shop Manager
(she/they/fae)
Emi is a small artist working with Cat Coven to help with office management, shipping, events, and sometimes customer service. They live in PA with their wife, & enjoy making whimsical art, playing tabletop games, and sleeping. A lot.
Favorite Movies: Castle in the Sky ✦ To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar ✦ The Fellowship of the Ring
Favorite Books: From Here to Eternity ✦ Kissing the Witch ✦ The Last Unicorn
Instagram: @faerie.emi
Shop: www.emsgarden.art
Mercer ✦ Shipping & Packaging Asst.
(he/him)
Tattoo artist in training and lover of all things surreal and whimsical. Shuffler of drawing books and craft essentials.
Favorite Movies: Funky Forest: The First Contact ✦ Poor Things
Favorite Books: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells ✦ Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
Instagram: @brotherscreech
Things we care about:
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Giving Back
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Eco-Friendliness
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Human Made Art!
Giving Back
Over the past decade in business, Cat Coven has donated to many causes. We’ve held fundraisers for Lambda Legal, PCRF, Anti-Violence Project, Make the Road NY, mutual aid groups and more.
In 2025 we started a new way of consistently fundraising. We have designated charity designs that donate to specific organizations. Check out more here.
Eco-Friendly
We use Eco Enclose for many of our shipping supplies. They are either made from recycled materials, recyclable or compostable. We occasionally upcycle some packaging (packing peanuts, etc) we receive from other packages as well.
Our bandanas and shirts are made with water based ink, which is much better for the environment! The kraft paper we use for much of our individual product packaging is also recyclable.
Human Made Art!
We are firmly against AI generative art. All designs are made by Kjersti, the human mentioned above. She has fine tuned her skills over her 30+ years of life and has been working professionally for over a decade.
