Kathy achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts with the Highest Honors at University of Hawai’i at Manoa in 1989. Since then she has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Hawai’i Handweaver’s Hui Award, Hawai’i Craftsmen 50th Anniversary Exhibition 2017, the Award of Excellence, Hawai’i Craftsmen in 2009 & 2005 and the Holly Award (Best in Show), Honolulu City Lights Wreath Contest 2010 & 2009.
Although her art falls into three distinct categories, it all shares one characteristic – it identifies her, first and foremost, as a colorist.
The three categories are wool tapestries, fiber sculptures and color pencil paintings.
“My art is born of a desire to experience life on a deeper level. It is a craving to express my inner self, my internal rhythms, my spirit.”
