Reflections
Brooch by Katie O’Keefe
Year:
2022
Materials:
Copper; sewn, roller-printed, inked, and enameled
Dimensions:
6 x 0.25 x 3.5in
Notable Techniques:
Enameling
Featured In:
In the Making: A Community Archive Project
Photograph: Daniela Rodriguez
Katie O'Keefe was raised in a quiet village in the Hudson Valley, New York. From the age of 14 Katie has been dealing with Chronic Lyme and her experience with this illness has had a great impact on her creative work. Throughout her teenage years, she studied drawing and painting at The Art Effect (previously known as the Mill Street Loft) in Poughkeepsie NY. When Lyme temporarily limited her dexterity she shifted her practice to adapt; discovering the joys and sensuality of working with thread. She received her BFA in Fiber Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and studied textiles abroad in Turkey. While in New York she interned at Dieu Donné Papermill, where she learned the intricate processes of handmade paper. She is currently a resident artist of the City Arts live/work spaces in Station North, Baltimore, Maryland. Between 2020 and 2021 Katie was awarded the opportunity to study multiple small-scale metal smithing techniques at the Baltimore Jewelry Center. During which, she focused on interconnecting the skilled crafts of Metal and Embroidery. Katie has notably exhibited her work at School 33 Art Center, Towson University, Stevenson University, and The Baltimore Jewelry center and most recently presented her first solo show at Gallery CA.
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