Queer Symmetries

Stefanie Ettling

Stefanie Ettling is an illustrator and visual storyteller. After more than ten years of living in Central Asia and the Caucasus, she now lives between Albania and Germany. Much of her life has unfolded in transition and in-between spaces, an experience that closely resonates with queer ways of moving through the world.

Drawing has accompanied her since childhood. For her, it is a way of sensing, processing, and staying in dialogue with herself and with others. Her images invite pauses, moments of recognition, and quiet connection.

As a queer person in a polyamorous relationship, she brings her own lived experience as well as many conversations with friends and chosen family into her artistic work. Together with her sister Ramona, she explores themes of identity, bodies, belonging, and change under the name "Cats and Wolf".

Instagram: @catsandwolf_

With their coloring book centered on queer lived realities, "Cats and Wolf" publishes its first project. The book offers queer and non-binary people representation, recognition, and a gentle space to rest, while also inviting allies to explore new perspectives on identity and diversity.