Although I have always enjoyed being creative, I have the most experience with photography and fused and mosaic glass. I make a number of mosaic glass pieces – artwork, trays, and tables. Recently, I have discovered my love for ceramics, especially glazing and surface decoration. You will find me throwing mid-fire stoneware pottery on the wheel as often as I can. I hope to make beautiful functional pieces – planters, mugs, bowls and trays that can add color and light to everyday life. My mosaic glass and ceramic pieces experiment with form, color and pattern.
Most of my interests focus on light in some fashion. Capturing the moment with photography. Filtering or reflecting light with stained glass or mosaics. Most recently, I have learned to create pottery that allows me to use ceramic glazes and surface decoration on functional forms. I am also a Master Gardener. Whenever possible, I try to incorporate plants (making ceramic planters and using botanical and natural imagery) in my pieces.
Bio
Born and raised in various parts of South Carolina, Kathy earned her undergraduate degree in History and Fine Arts from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She lived all over the country as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service (NPS). In 2007, she moved to Spartanburg to work in Visitor Services at Cowpens National Battlefield. After leaving the NPS to work for the Spartanburg Library system, she enjoyed leading craft classes for adult patrons at the Landrum Branch.
She has taken wheel-thrown pottery, mosaic, and glass (fused and stained glass) classes at Spartanburg Art Museum, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Clay King, and Saluda Moon Glass Studios.
Member since 2025
