Kathy Cano-Murillo is a writer, artist, and craft product designer. She has sold her "Chicano Pop Art" crafts and products to hundreds of retailers including Bloomingdales, Target and Michaels. She has authored seven books including Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing and is the founder of CraftyChica.com, a wildly popular site crafty lifestyle site. She has a web series on LifetimeTV.com, has been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today and NPR, and has an extensive Crafty Chica product line. Kathy's new novel series debuts in March with Waking Up in the Land of Glitter. Kathy lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her husband, two kids and five Chihuahuas. Her motto for life is "Crafts, drama and glitter".

In fall 2009, Kathy was asked to participate in am art project to celebrate the opening of Barneys New York in Scottsdale, AZ.

The assignment was to decorate a mannequin. Kathy's piece, title, "The Light Within" was her contribution. The mannequin is now on a mini-tour across California!