Simply Kitts

Simply Kitts Simply Kitts Illustrations and Fine Art are simply, well, Kitt. An artist with an interesting take o

In honor of Kitt, who passed away unexpectedly Jan. 2, 2020, Simply Kitts Illustrations has been turned into Simply Kitts, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation that puts all proceeds towards the endowment of a scholarship to benefit traditional Illustration students at Kansas City Art Institute.

Kitt left behind a small number of blank comic book variants. John, her father, has decided to ask comic book artists th...
06/09/2026

Kitt left behind a small number of blank comic book variants. John, her father, has decided to ask comic book artists that he likes or is inspired by to do artwork on some of them in Kitt's superhero teddy bear fashion. After seeing some of Kitt's teddy bear prints, Mr. Enid Balam, who uses traditional methods of illustration, was kind enough to agree to the project. Mr. Balam has done work on a number of Marvel projects, including Nyx, TVA, X-men, Infinity Watch, and Marvel Mutts Infinity. His rendition of Ms. Marvel Bear was awesome! Thank you so much for your kind words and generosity, Mr. Balam. (Comments from Mr. Balam's Instagram page, "This one is for a lovely couple who lost their daughter during the pandemic. She was an artist and used to draw Marvel characters and teddy bears. 🧸 Her work is still alive and promoted by her parents.")

In case you missed it, this is a project we have been working on for the last couple of years to be used as a fundraiser...
06/09/2026

In case you missed it, this is a project we have been working on for the last couple of years to be used as a fundraiser for the Kayleigh "Kitt" Van Hassel Memorial Scholarship Endowment. This is a piece Kitt did back in 2018. We have been seeking out autographs from the members of the FireFly cast. We only have one left, Adam Baldwin. Once we have completed our challenge we will be placing it up for auction. All funds generated will go directly to the Endowment at KCAI for traditional illustration students. Follow us here or on Instagram and we will let you all know when we have completed our task and the piece is ready to go up for auction.

We're here at the Epic Toy Show. Where are you? Come on it and say "Hi".
05/30/2026

We're here at the Epic Toy Show. Where are you? Come on it and say "Hi".

If you are in Phoenix this weekend, come on out to the Epic Toy Show at the El Zaribah Shrine (552 N 40th St, Phoenix Ar...
05/28/2026

If you are in Phoenix this weekend, come on out to the Epic Toy Show at the El Zaribah Shrine (552 N 40th St, Phoenix Arizona 85008) on Saturday. The Simply Kitts Foundation will be there with lots of prints, stickers, buttons and other goodies. We'd love to see you.

After much promising, it is finally here. The Simply Kitts website is LIVE! Please come visit us at simplykitts.com and ...
05/14/2026

After much promising, it is finally here. The Simply Kitts website is LIVE! Please come visit us at simplykitts.com and tell us what you think. The next phase will be to add an eCommerce section, but this is a start.

If you're in the Phoenix area come on down to the Epic Toy Show at the El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium & Conference Center ...
02/22/2026

If you're in the Phoenix area come on down to the Epic Toy Show at the El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium & Conference Center (552 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008). We have set up a table for the Simply Kitts Foundation and have all her prints, buttons, stickers and other goodies out for sale in support of the KCAI scholarship fund. We'd love to see you!

We just returned home from a whirlwind trip to KC for the first KCAI Endowment Luncheon. It was a lovely trip and very i...
11/07/2025

We just returned home from a whirlwind trip to KC for the first KCAI Endowment Luncheon. It was a lovely trip and very informative.

We had a wonderful dinner with Maura Cluthe, the Head of the Illustration Department, to discuss plans for the next Simply Kitts Foundation Art Show. We're looking at some gallery options on or close to campus this time to, hopefully, draw in current and past Illustration students as well as more people from the community. Depending on availability we are hoping to do the show in the Fall of 2026. As soon as we have details on a location and dates we will put out a call for artists.

The following day we attended the KCAI Endowment Luncheon which provided a lot of interesting information regarding the endowments KCAI has. It also gave us the opportunity to meet the current Institute President and the interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Chadwick Brooks, who is in charge of the various endowments.

KCAI has a fairly small endowment list and very few that are given directly to students. It made us feel very proud to discover just how much our scholarship endowment means to the Illustration department and the students who have received it. I think it is the only endowment specifically for illustration students. It is so good to know that we are making a difference and it has energized us to push harder in the hopes of helping even more students meet their educational and artistic potential.

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Snowflake, AZ

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