Frequency II Print

Expressing an interest in art from an early age, in Minnesota circa 1984, Kat got her first easel and a set of pastels at age 4 and immediately set up in front of the TV, so Bob could see her working and set about creating her first still life of fruit while he created his 30-minute masterpiece. 40 years later, in Kansas City, MO, she's still at it. Different subject matter- and Mr. Ross, sadly, isn't her art buddy anymore. She does have a few new people to create with- albeit with less awesome hair. Kat is self-taught and learning more all the time. Throughout her career she has evolved through many different areas of art, and her timeline is a creative journey through music, dance and visual art. She's been the vocalist in a band, worked as an entertainer, and was a licensed tattoo artist for over 10 years. She provides colorful textile dye work for a nationally recognized string tribute to the Grateful Dead. She has also designed art for a motorcycle club's merchandise, created cover art for a season of a podcast, and designed and made dresses worn by an up-and-coming pop artist for their album release and for a fundraising gala. These days she's focusing on her painting and spends countless hours honing her skills and experimenting with different techniques and found objects as well as keeping busy with textile dye work, and the design and creation of "Wasted Land", her deconstructed dystopian clothing line. Sometimes the lines blur and the end results are an amalgamation of all these things. Kat is a little bit hippie, a little bit rock and roll, goth, fashionista, cowgirl, apocalypse Barbie, and and and....... Her work is no different. When she's not creating, she enjoys pizza, (cheese with extra sauce), playing with dogs, and collecting outlandish shoes. She also re-reads George Orwell's 1984 annually, gifting her current copy to the next person she meets who has never read it when she's through.