About Katie

Becoming an artist has been a long journey.   I've always wanted to be an artist but my practical self took priority.  I always dabbled in art while working at something that put money in my pocket and food on the table.  I always knew that when I retired I would pursue my dream.  So during my 40 year career, I collected books, took some classes, collected fabric, collected beads, yarns, machines of various sorts and all kinds of tools to make art.   When that day finally came in 2008,  I looked around and wondered where to start.  Since my first love is textiles and fashion, I was drawn into the world of cloth art dolls.   Here I was able to create miniature fashions and I learned a new art...making the doll.   I made my first cloth art doll in 2009 and went to a cloth doll convention where I met so many talented doll artists.   I was hooked; I've been making art dolls ever since. 

Although I continue to make cloth art dolls I'm drawn to so many other art forms that I find myself wanting to try my hand at other media.    I have recently worked with polymer clay and paper clay.   I love that I'm able to get more detail in my work using this medium.   I am also creating wearable art in the form of jackets, textile jewelry and accessories.    

Oh, I've discovered another art form...Textile wall art.  This is relatively new for me but I do enjoy "painting with fabric" to make wall art.   So the journey continues.....

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