After retiring from a career in healthcare, in 2017 Katie began a series of life-altering events including moving to Puerto Rico, experiencing a category 5 hurricane, finding biological family, and the loss of some adoptive family. Drawing and painting has given her a means to express the varied emotions and embark on a new journey of self-discovery.
Katie believes that self-expression through visual media provides an anonymous means to communicate. It’s a sharing of perspective, seen and unseen, that results in a connecting of spirit. A meeting place where two souls can share an experience without ever meeting. This can be an appreciation of natural beauty or the emotion found within the lines of human form.
“I can’t limit myself to a specific media because when a vision or inspiration appears, it feels like a specific media will communicate that image better. For example, sometimes the grittiness of graphite or charcoal will convey a raw emotion, whereas, at other times, the soft blending of vibrant pastels sets a romantic or even melancholic mood. Once I have my tools, it’s time to crank up the music and let the dream flow into reality.”
Katie believes that self-expression through visual media provides an anonymous means to communicate. It’s a sharing of perspective, seen and unseen, that results in a connecting of spirit. A meeting place where two souls can share an experience without ever meeting. This can be an appreciation of natural beauty or the emotion found within the lines of human form.
“I can’t limit myself to a specific media because when a vision or inspiration appears, it feels like a specific media will communicate that image better. For example, sometimes the grittiness of graphite or charcoal will convey a raw emotion, whereas, at other times, the soft blending of vibrant pastels sets a romantic or even melancholic mood. Once I have my tools, it’s time to crank up the music and let the dream flow into reality.”